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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 derogatory name did Ryan's classmates at school sometimes call him?
(a) Imposter.
(b) Poser.
(c) Faker.
(d) Oreo.

2. Which pronunciation coach does Ryan work with in Chapter 14?
(a) Hemdi Kfir.
(b) Carrie-Ann Matheson.
(c) John Jones.
(d) Jeffry Rees.

3. Who invited Marian Anderson to sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after she was barred from singing at Constitution Hall?
(a) Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
(b) Nellie Bly.
(c) Camille LaBarre.
(d) Eleanor Roosevelt.

4. What happens when Ryan gets onstage for the first time in the Governor's School production of The Ballad of Baby Doe?
(a) He falls off the stage.
(b) He forgets his one line.
(c) He stuns the crowd with his amazing voice.
(d) He faints.

5. Which black female singer performed operatic selections at Carnegie Hall in the 1890s?
(a) Sissieretta Jones.
(b) Marian Anderson.
(c) Denyce Graves.
(d) Kathleen Battle.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which Keats poem is Ryan recording a musical adaptation of in Chapter 14?

2. What famous song is Ryan often asked to sing that he hates singing?

3. Who calls Ryan to tell him his father has died?

4. Which is the song Ryan received the most applause from an audience for, ever?

5. Which popular black male singer was passed over for a role in the Met's production of The Emperor Jones in the 1930s?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Mr. Brown experience conflicted feelings about religion?

2. What kind of influence does Mr. Brown have on Ryan during his time teaching him?

3. How does Gayletha Nichols describes Ryan's appeal to other people in Chapter 14?

4. What does winning the Met's competition for young singers mean for a young singer's career?

5. Why does it bother Ryan so much when people ask him to sing the song Ol' Man River?

6. What surprises Noda about Ryan's level of skill when he first starts working with Ryan?

7. What is the personal connection that helps Ryan get into the Virginia Governor's School for the Arts?

8. What was wrong with the area that Valerie and Ryan move to, the little green shack, in a town outside of Norfolk?

9. Why does Ryan's brother Adrian leave home?

10. When does Ryan first settle on the idea that he would like to sing at the Met someday?

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