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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 kind of work did Cecil, Ryan's father, once perform?
(a) Construction.
(b) Engineering.
(c) Accounting.
(d) Bodybuilding.

2. What store does Camille LaBarre take Ryan to to get clothes for the Met competition's final audition?
(a) Men's Wearhouse.
(b) Talbot's.
(c) Brooks Brothers.
(d) Bloomingdales.

3. Which of the following was Adrian fascinated with as a child?
(a) Bugs.
(b) Trains.
(c) Dinosaurs.
(d) Cooking.

4. Who sat in on Ryan's practice session with the Met conductor in Chapter 5?
(a) Gayletha Nichols.
(b) Cecil.
(c) Camille LaBarre.
(d) Adrian.

5. What does Ryan do on his first day in the class for students with behavioral problems in elementary school?
(a) Throws his desk at the teacher.
(b) Sings for the class.
(c) Impresses the teacher with his reading skills.
(d) Throws a chair through the window.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Adrian produce as part of his art projects?

2. What was one of the ways in which Adrian developed his talent as a child?

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

4. Why do opera singers sometimes eat bananas before performing or auditioning?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Valerie still seem bitter about the way Cecil proposed to her?

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

5. In Chapter 7, what is Ryan worried is contributing to his difficulties with Italian pronunciation?

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

7. Why does Valerie get so angry at Cecil when she flies home to her apartment after being stationed in Korea?

8. How do Ryan and Adrian remember their mother Valerie's relationship with Barry?

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

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

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