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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. Which Virginia couple successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?
(a) Kelly and Jonathan Smithfield.
(b) Barbara and Robert Finard.
(c) Margaret and James Redfield.
(d) Mildred and Richard Loving.

2. 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 infused with a low electrical charge.
(c) It had a lot of static.
(d) It was painted bright yellow.

3. What did someone on the staff at the juvenile detention center give Ryan that he loved and he would lose if he lost control of his behavior?
(a) A hand-held video game.
(b) A sketch pad.
(c) A small radio.
(d) A television of his own.

4. Who is the conductor who works with Ryan at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Larry Summers.
(b) Austin Goolsbee.
(c) Patrick Summers.
(d) Patton Oswald.

5. Who comes to hear Ryan sing during the finals in the young singers' competition at the Met?
(a) Robert.
(b) Adrian.
(c) Irene.
(d) Cecil.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Valerie find when she came home hastily from Korea?

2. What occurs that leads to Ryan's placement in the juvenile detention center in Chapter 6?

3. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?

4. Who is the famous opera singer Bergner mentions in Chapter 5 who had surgery to help her lose weight?

5. What does Ryan wait for from his father as a child?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Gayletha Nichols' experience with the operatic arts entail?

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

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

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

7. What does the pronunciation and vocal coach Carrie-Ann Matheson tell Ryan to do when he goes home that evening in Chapter 7 that will help him with his Italian pronunciation?

8. Who is the juvenile detention center that Ryan is placed in in Chapter 7 named after?

9. In Chapter 3, what problem does Camille Labarre have with Michelle's first dress that she chooses to perform in for the Met Competition?

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

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