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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Ryan stop seeing the red-headed girl he meets in the beginning of Chapter 11?
(a) She moves away for college.
(b) Her grandparents forbid her to see Ryan because Ryan is black.
(c) She cheats on him.
(d) He can not afford the gas to go back and forth to her house.

2. Who wrote the play The Emperor Jones?
(a) Arthur Miller.
(b) Neil Simon.
(c) Eugene O'Neill.
(d) Tennessee Williams.

3. What is Ken Noda's ethnic background?
(a) Indian.
(b) Asian.
(c) African American.
(d) Mexican.

4. Which musical does Ryan perform in in high school that makes his mother weep in the audience?
(a) Oklahoma.
(b) Camelot.
(c) Showboat.
(d) Porgy and Bess.

5. What does Ryan sometimes do when he gets a bad sinus infection?
(a) Use his very expensive humidifier.
(b) Stay in bed for days at a time.
(c) Go to a doctor to get antibiotics.
(d) Visit an ENT specialist to get his sinuses suctioned out.

6. In what year did Marian Anderson sing at the Met for the first time?
(a) 1981.
(b) 1935.
(c) 1955.
(d) 1970.

7. What derogatory name did Ryan's classmates at school sometimes call him?
(a) Imposter.
(b) Poser.
(c) Oreo.
(d) Faker.

8. How does Mr. Brown die?
(a) Cancer.
(b) AIDS.
(c) Stroke.
(d) Heart attack.

9. What kind of church does Robert Brown attend?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Episcopalian.
(c) Catholic.
(d) Unitarian.

10. What kind of doctor does the Met employ to treat its singers?
(a) Cardiologist.
(b) Psychologist.
(c) ENT.
(d) Chiropractor.

11. Where does Ryan's mother take him for his birthday in Chapter 10?
(a) The Tilted Kilt.
(b) The Met.
(c) A shooting range.
(d) Hooters.

12. Who is the legendary conductor at the Met who is involved in selecting singers for the Met's special training program?
(a) Paul Robeson.
(b) James Levine.
(c) David Robertson.
(d) Eric Oswald

13. Who is Ryan's aunt who is surprised when he expresses interest in opera?
(a) Michelle.
(b) Deanna.
(c) Yvette.
(d) Esther.

14. Who comforts Ryan when he gets the news at the Met that his father has died?
(a) Mark Oswald.
(b) James Levine.
(c) Carrie-Ann Matheson.
(d) Gayletha Nichols.

15. What instrument does Zeger say Ryan has to make his voice more like?
(a) A trumpet.
(b) A tuba.
(c) A piano.
(d) A harp.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the song Ryan received the most applause from an audience for, ever?

2. What does Cecil do for Ryan's colleagues after they perform in Chapter 12?

3. What new job has Valerie just gotten in Chapter 15?

4. Which popular black male singer was passed over for a role in the Met's production of The Emperor Jones in the 1930s?

5. Where does Ryan travel for his father's funeral?

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