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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 of the following was Dr. Joseph DeJarnette known for?
(a) His outstanding medical research.
(b) His pioneering method of pediatric neuroscience.
(c) His creation of solitary confinement.
(d) His embrace of eugenics and his advocacy of racist laws.

2. 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.

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

4. What does the Italian coach tell Ryan to do to practice his pronunciation in Chapter 7?
(a) Take a break and let his brain soak in the sounds.
(b) Listen to recordings of the words.
(c) Recite the words backwards.
(d) Sing the arias until he is hoarse.

5. What did one of the kind workers at the juvenile detention center do for Ryan that helped him?
(a) She gave him extra points for privileges even if he did not deserve them.
(b) She let him call his mother more often.
(c) She gave him a skateboard he loved.
(d) She secretly gave him his favorite candy.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Valerie do when she finds that Ryan and Adrian have hidden a wizard card game she forbade them from playing?

2. Who is the Italian coach Ryan works with in Chapter 7?

3. Which famous rap star grew up in a high-rise complex next to the one Valerie, Ryan's mother, grew up in?

4. What was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?

5. Who is the person in charge of helping the Met contestants with their clothing for the final auditions?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 5, what is the conductor, Patrick Summers, worried there might be too much of an emphasis on in opera these days?

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

5. Why does Ryan like Arnold Schwarzenegger so much?

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

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

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

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

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

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