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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 text does Ryan's mother Valerie follow closely as part of her processing of finding God?
(a) The New Testament.
(b) The Book of Mormon.
(c) The Red Sea Scrolls.
(d) The Old Testament.

2. What important leader does Ryan's elementary school teacher introduce him to?
(a) Martin Luther King Jr.
(b) Ghandi.
(c) President Kennedy.
(d) Franklin Roosevelt.

3. Who is the conductor who works with Ryan at the start of Chapter 5?
(a) Larry Summers.
(b) Patton Oswald.
(c) Austin Goolsbee.
(d) Patrick Summers.

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

5. What is Ryan's middle name?
(a) Giles.
(b) Francis.
(c) Speedo.
(d) Robert.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Ryan when he was placed into juvenile detention in Virginia?

2. Where does Valerie find work after leaving the Air Force?

3. Who is the person in charge of helping the Met contestants with their clothing for the final auditions?

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

5. What was each section of the juvenile detention center called?

Short Essay Questions

1. What law that Dr. DeJarnette was instrumental in passing was struck down by the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?

2. In Chapter 1, why is Banquo's aria from Verdi's opera Macbeth a meaningful audition piece for Ryan?

3. What is the incident that leads to Ryan's time in the juvenile detention center when he is 12 years old?

4. Why does Ryan like Arnold Schwarzenegger so much?

5. Why does Valerie, Ryan's mother, tell Bergner she passed up the opportunity to attend the Air Force Academy?

6. What important task does Camille LaBarre help Ryan with before the second round of the Met's competition in Chapter 3?

7. What does Gayletha Nichols' experience with the operatic arts entail?

8. What does the pronunciation and vocal coach Carrie-Ann Matheson tell Ryan to do when he goes home that evening in Chapter 7 that will help him with his Italian pronunciation?

9. How does Ryan feel after he gives his father Cecil a tour of the Met in Chapter 7?

10. What is the main reason Ryan has asked people to call him "Speedo" at different points in his life?

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