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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part V (Chapters 17 - 19).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the special trainee program at the Met that Ryan is invited to audition for after he is a winner of the young singers' competition?
(a) The Flament program.
(b) The LaBarre program.
(c) The Lindemann program.
(d) The Weinberg program.

2. What do the kids on Ryan's bus say when they find out he is singing opera?
(a) That he is not tough.
(b) That he is trying to be white.
(c) That he is trying to act as if he is rich.
(d) That he should move away.

3. What was each section of the juvenile detention center called?
(a) A pod.
(b) A quarter.
(c) A complex.
(d) A team.

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

5. What is one thing that agitates Ryan very badly when he is at the juvenile detention center?
(a) A female child there follows Ryan around.
(b) He is very homesick.
(c) The sheets are too itchy.
(d) The food is terrible.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which teacher at Governor's School takes Ryan under his wing and helps turn him into a very good singer?

2. What does the pianist at the party tell Ryan before he starts singing in Chapter 17?

3. Who is the singer Ryan is afraid of being compared to in Chapter 13?

4. What sport do both Ryan and Adrian play in high school?

5. What does Ryan's friend's father remember Ryan leaving all around the house when he visited?

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