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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 is the second aria Ryan sings in the final of the Met's competition for young singers?
(a) Leggermente.
(b) La calunnia.
(c) Sotto caldo.
(d) Toreador.

2. Which actor does Ryan like because he watched his movies with Cecil?
(a) Tom Hanks.
(b) Denzel Washington.
(c) Arnold Schwarzenegger.
(d) Sylvester Stallone.

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

4. Who called Ryan to check on him and speak with him while he was in the juvenile detention facility?
(a) Patrick Summers.
(b) Mrs. Hughes.
(c) Mr. Fischer.
(d) Mr. Brown.

5. How does Valerie meet Cecil, Ryan's father?
(a) At a club in San Berardino.
(b) Through a friend.
(c) At work.
(d) At college.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the name of the detention facility where Ryan was taken in Chapter 6?

2. What does Valerie claim changed her second husband for the worse?

3. What does Ryan most like to do at the juvenile detention center?

4. What was each section of the juvenile detention center called?

5. Who is the announcer for the finals of the Met's young singers' contest?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 1, why is Banquo's aria from Verdi's opera Macbeth a meaningful audition piece for Ryan?

6. What does Ryan remember his brother Adrian being really good at as a child, and why was the effect of Adrian's talent on their lives?

7. 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?

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

9. How does Ryan feel after he gives his father Cecil a tour of the Met in Chapter 7?

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

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