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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 was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?
(a) Adrian watched cooking programs on television to learn how to cook.
(b) Valerie signed Adrian up for singing lessons.
(c) Adrian watched soccer on television constantly to learn new moves.
(d) Adrian watched a painting instruction program on PBS.

2. 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 faints.
(d) He stuns the crowd with his amazing voice.

3. What does Ryan sometimes do when he gets a bad sinus infection?
(a) Stay in bed for days at a time.
(b) Use his very expensive humidifier.
(c) Visit an ENT specialist to get his sinuses suctioned out.
(d) Go to a doctor to get antibiotics.

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

5. What book does Ryan especially enjoy from his elementary school years?
(a) A Wrinkle in Time.
(b) Maniac Magee.
(c) The Chronicles of Narnia.
(d) Peter Pan.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the Italian coach tell Ryan to do to practice his pronunciation in Chapter 7?

2. Who is Ryan's voice teacher in Chapter 13?

3. Which opera does Ryan see on his first visit to the Met as a high school student?

4. Which family members of Ryan's were in the audience to hear him sing in his first opera a the Met on opening night?

5. What do Ryan and Adrian steal from shops as children?

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