3. Who is the white student Ryan befriends in school and whose family Ryan spends a great deal of time with?
(a) Michael Dyson.
(b) Jared Poulter.
(c) James Evans.
(d) Eric Flynn.

4. Where does Ryan take a trip with his father in Chapter 12?
(a) San Francisco, California.
(b) Central City, Colorado.
(c) Chicago, Illinois.
(d) Tempe, Arizona.

5. What does Ryan's friend's father remember Ryan leaving all around the house when he visited?
(a) Food.
(b) Twisted-up napkins.
(c) Shoes.
(d) Hairpins.

6. Which teacher at Governor's School takes Ryan under his wing and helps turn him into a very good singer?
(a) Mr. Robert Brown Jr.
(b) Paul Robeson.
(c) Alan Fischer.
(d) Jeremy Johns.

7. 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

8. Why do Valerie's new neighbors across the street knock out her porch light bulb in Chapter 11?
(a) They are selling drugs and do not want any extra light in the area.
(b) They did it by mistake.
(c) They have sensitive eyes and can not tolerate bright light.
(d) They needed the light bulb for themselves.

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

10. Which family members of Ryan's were in the audience to hear him sing in his first opera a the Met on opening night?
(a) No one.
(b) Cecil and Valerie.
(c) Adrian.
(d) Aunt Esther.

11. Why does Ryan run after the young man who uses a racial slur to describe Obama?
(a) He plans to lead the police to the man.
(b) He plans to beat the man.
(c) He is angry and wants to talk to the man.
(d) He wants to find out where the man lives so he can report him to the college the man attends.

12. What famous legend did the story in Wanger's Parsifal draw on?
(a) Odysseus.
(b) Beowulf.
(c) King Arthur.
(d) Oedipus.

13. What new job has Valerie just gotten in Chapter 15?
(a) She is a dispatcher with the Navy.
(b) She is an administrative assistant at a dentist's office.
(c) She is an Air Force recruiter.
(d) She is a cook at a diner.

14. Which television show does Ryan find solace and meaning in after he is released from the DeJarnette Center?
(a) The Wire.
(b) Seinfeld.
(c) Family Ties.
(d) ER.

15. Who is Ryan's voice teacher in Chapter 13?
(a) James Smith.
(b) Terrence Coleman.
(c) Mark Oswald.
(d) Robert Redfield.