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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. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?
(a) His mother loved the Speedo swimsuits.
(b) It was a name that had been in the Green family for generations.
(c) The story was that Cecil was born very quickly.
(d) He was a very fast swimmer.

2. Which of the following laws did DeJarnette advocate for the passage of?
(a) The Landowner's Act.
(b) The Sterilization Act.
(c) The Children's Rights Act.
(d) The Hatch Act.

3. How many winners are there in the final of the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 5.

4. What is one problem Ryan experiences in buying formal clothes?
(a) He wears bright colors that are hard to find.
(b) He wants to find clothes to make him look taller.
(c) He is unusually large and it can be hard to find things in his size.
(d) He will only wear silk and silk is very expensive.

5. 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 was painted bright yellow.
(d) It had a lot of static.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who comes to hear Ryan sing during the finals in the young singers' competition at the Met?

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

3. Who do Ryan and Adrian stay with when Valerie goes back to Korea?

4. What caused the scars on the backs of Ryan's legs?

5. Who is the conductor who works with Ryan at the start of Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Ryan like Arnold Schwarzenegger so much?

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

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

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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