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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) Poser.
(b) Imposter.
(c) Faker.
(d) Oreo.

2. Which is the song Ryan received the most applause from an audience for, ever?
(a) Ragtime.
(b) Dixie.
(c) Can't Stop That Feeling.
(d) Ol' Man River.

3. Why do people sometimes have trouble classifying Ryan's voice?
(a) He can sing notes no one else in the world can hit.
(b) His pronunciation problems muddy his voice.
(c) He has a long range of notes.
(d) His lack of formal training makes it difficult to classify.

4. What does Ryan's grandmother, who is suffering from dementia in Chapter 10, call him?
(a) Honey.
(b) Little Ry.
(c) Boo-Bear.
(d) Genius.

5. What does Ryan's voice teacher, Mark Oswald, ask him to do to help improve his sound in Chapter 14?
(a) Blow his nose.
(b) Lie under the piano.
(c) Stick his head out the window for fresh air.
(d) Look at himself in the mirror.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who invited Marian Anderson to sing on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939 after she was barred from singing at Constitution Hall?

2. Who is the contemporary black male opera singer Bernger interviews who says being black is a disadvantage when working in opera?

3. Which famous opera singer does Ryan see perform when he goes to the Met for the first time?

4. Which television show does Ryan find solace and meaning in after he is released from the DeJarnette Center?

5. What kind of doctor does the Met employ to treat its singers?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Ryan's music teachers at the Governor's School think of his voice when they first hear him sing?

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

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

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

5. In Chapter 13, why is Ryan afraid he may become like the singer Terrence Coleman?

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

7. In Chapter 13, what does Ken Noda tell Ryan about how he will be judged as a singer because of his race?

8. In Chapter 9, what effect does the black opera singer Eric Owens say race has on the career of opera singers?

9. Why did the famous opera singer Marian Anderson perform a concert on the steps of the Lincoln Memorial in 1939?

10. What does Noda say is the greatest part of Ryan's appeal as a singer?

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