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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 does Mark Oswald think is one of Ryan's problems when he sings?
(a) Ryan needs to be more physically animated when he sings.
(b) Ryan can not stay on pitch.
(c) Ryan sings much too softly sometimes.
(d) Ryan gets a look of helplessness and fear when he hears a note coming out wrong.

2. What does Ryan ask Irene to help him with in Chapter 19?
(a) Adopting a dog from a shelter in the city.
(b) Russian pronunciation for a part he takes at the last minute.
(c) Finding the right clothes for a costume he has to make.
(d) How to write a letter of apology for his mother.

3. Which teacher at Governor's School takes Ryan under his wing and helps turn him into a very good singer?
(a) Jeremy Johns.
(b) Paul Robeson.
(c) Mr. Robert Brown Jr.
(d) Alan Fischer.

4. What does Ryan wait for from his father as a child?
(a) Ryan waits for his father's old movie collection in the mail.
(b) Ryan waits for boxes of things his father had promised to send Ryan, but never does.
(c) Ryan waits for his father's books in the mail.
(d) Ryan waits for his father to send him money he had promised to send.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What caused the scars on the backs of Ryan's legs?

2. What store does Camille LaBarre take Ryan to to get clothes for the Met competition's final audition?

3. What does Ryan most like to do at the juvenile detention center?

4. Where does Ryan travel for his father's funeral?

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

(see the answer key)

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