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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?
(a) Beats him badly.
(b) Breaks his finger.
(c) Pours milk down his back.
(d) Spits in his face.

2. What is Valerie's relationship with her second husband like?
(a) They are very happy together.
(b) It starts out fine, but soon it descends into physical abuse.
(c) Valerie does not like how much time her second husband spends with his own children from a previous relationship.
(d) Valerie is upset that her second husband likes dancing too much.

3. What does Valerie accuse her second husband of doing?
(a) Cheating on her.
(b) Stealing money from their account.
(c) Sabotaging her career as an insurance salesperson because she made more money than he did.
(d) Cutting her brakes on her car.

4. What did Adrian produce as part of his art projects?
(a) A portfolio of work he used to apply for college.
(b) A room full of charcoal drawings.
(c) Drawings of dinosaurs that he made into dozens of scrolls.
(d) Many large sketch books full of all different kinds of collages.

5. What kind of work did Cecil, Ryan's father, once perform?
(a) Accounting.
(b) Bodybuilding.
(c) Construction.
(d) Engineering.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who sat in on Ryan's practice session with the Met conductor in Chapter 5?

2. Who is the teacher Ryan adores from his elementary school years?

3. Who is Valerie's second husband?

4. Who is the woman Ryan calls a "white Hawaiian bitch" at the juvenile detention center?

5. Which of the following laws did DeJarnette advocate for the passage of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the major difference between Ryan and his fellow singer and competitor, Philippe?

2. What was one of the most damaging and memorable punishments Ryan remembers from the DeJarnette Center?

3. What does Valerie tell Bergner about the lowest point in her life that she thinks her two boys are unaware of?

4. What law that Dr. DeJarnette was instrumental in passing was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?

5. What is the main reason Ryan has asked people to call him "Speedo" at different points in his life?

6. Why does Valerie, Ryan's mother, tell Bergner she passed up the opportunity to attend the Air Force Academy?

7. How does Ryan's second practice session with Patrick Summers go in Chapter 7, after he has worked with the pronunciation coach?

8. Why does Priscilla Jenkins treat Ryan with kindness and compassion in the DeJarnette Center, even as he treats her terribly?

9. In Chapter 6, what are some of the negative impacts of Valerie's religious beliefs on Ryan and Adrian as they grow up?

10. Why does Valerie get so angry at Cecil when she flies home to her apartment after being stationed in Korea?

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