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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part IV (Chapters 13 - 16).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?
(a) The nutritionist on staff recommends them.
(b) They are known to make a voice louder.
(c) They are good for soothing the throat.
(d) The potassium is supposed to keep shaking from nerves and adrenaline under control.

2. What regime in Europe did DeJarnette sympathize with during the 1930s and 1940s?
(a) The Communist regime.
(b) The Tory regime.
(c) The Nazi regime.
(d) The Green regime.

3. Who is the Italian coach Ryan works with in Chapter 7?
(a) Patrick Summers.
(b) Ken Noda.
(c) Ed Oswald.
(d) Carrie-Ann Matheson.

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

5. Where does Valerie move herself and Ryan after leaving the trailer park in Chapter 11?
(a) To a low-income high-rise in Brooklyn.
(b) To a little green shack outside of Norfolk.
(c) To a homeless shelter in Virginia.
(d) In with relatives until she gets back on her feet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Greg, Ryan's half-brother, tell him about Cecil?

2. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?

3. Which club at school does Ryan join after he is released from the DeJarnette Center?

4. Why do Valerie's new neighbors across the street knock out her porch light bulb in Chapter 11?

5. What does Ryan's grandmother, who is suffering from dementia in Chapter 10, call him?

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