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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. How does Valerie's older brother die?
(a) He died in a robbery.
(b) He died of a heart attack.
(c) He died of AIDS.
(d) He died of cancer.

2. Which Virginia couple successfully challenged Virginia's ban on interracial marriage at the U.S. Supreme Court in the 1960s?
(a) Barbara and Robert Finard.
(b) Margaret and James Redfield.
(c) Kelly and Jonathan Smithfield.
(d) Mildred and Richard Loving.

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

4. What is the name of the character from the Verdi opera that Ryan plays in his audition for the Met's young singers' competition?
(a) Iago.
(b) Banquo.
(c) Tybalt.
(d) King Lear.

5. Two days before Ryan is scheduled to be released from the detention center, what does he do to another child?
(a) Spits in his face.
(b) Beats him badly.
(c) Pours milk down his back.
(d) Breaks his finger.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who do Ryan and Adrian stay with when Valerie goes back to Korea?

2. Why does Valerie quit the Air Force?

3. How did Cecil get his middle name of Speedo?

4. How does Ryan handle the visits from his mother at the juvenile detention center?

5. What occurs that leads to Ryan's placement in the juvenile detention center in Chapter 6?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In Chapter 6, what are some of the negative impacts of Valerie's religious beliefs on Ryan and Adrian as they grow up?

3. In Chapter 3, what problem does Camille Labarre have with Michelle's first dress that she chooses to perform in for the Met Competition?

4. Why does Priscilla Jenkins treat Ryan with kindness and compassion in the DeJarnette Center, even as he treats her terribly?

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

6. What is the major difference between Ryan and his fellow singer and competitor, Philippe?

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

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

9. What does Valerie tell Bergner about the lowest point in her life that she thinks her two boys are unaware of?

10. Who is the juvenile detention center that Ryan is placed in in Chapter 7 named after?

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