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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. What does Ryan remember about the wall in the solitary confinement room at the juvenile detention center?
(a) It was made of very rough cinderblock.
(b) It was painted bright yellow.
(c) It had a lot of static.
(d) It was infused with a low electrical charge.

2. What did all the female finalists in the Met's young singers' competition look like physically?
(a) Very tall.
(b) Overweight.
(c) Slim and pretty.
(d) Very short.

3. What book does Ryan especially enjoy from his elementary school years?
(a) The Chronicles of Narnia.
(b) Maniac Magee.
(c) A Wrinkle in Time.
(d) Peter Pan.

4. What causes Ryan to have an allergic reaction as a child?
(a) Peanut butter.
(b) A vaccination that contained eggs, which he had an allergy to.
(c) A bee sting.
(d) Cat hair.

5. Who is the famous opera singer Bergner mentions in Chapter 5 who had surgery to help her lose weight?
(a) Megan Trainor.
(b) Denyce Graves.
(c) Rene Flemming.
(d) Deborah Voigt.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is one thing that agitates Ryan very badly when he is at the juvenile detention center?

2. What store does Camille LaBarre take Ryan to to get clothes for the Met competition's final audition?

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

4. What do Ryan and Adrian steal from shops as children?

5. What branch of the military did Valerie serve in?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Valerie still seem bitter about the way Cecil proposed to her?

2. In Chapter 5, what does Bernger note about the appearance of the three women who were picked for the Met's young singers' competition final round?

3. When Ryan works with the conductor Patrick Summers in Chapter 5, how does their practice session go?

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

5. How do Ryan and Adrian remember their mother Valerie's relationship with Barry?

6. What important task does Camille LaBarre help Ryan with before the second round of the Met's competition in Chapter 3?

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

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

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. What is the incident that leads to Ryan's time in the juvenile detention center when he is 12 years old?

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