When Marian Sang

What does Marian love to do? 

• draw
• write
• sing
• dance

Which event happened first in the story? 

• Marian sings at the Lincoln Memorial
• Marian sings in church
• Marian sings in Europe
• Marian sings at the Metropolitan Opera

After being turned away by a music school, Marian takes voice lessons in her neighborhood and continues to sing in churches. What does that make you think about Marian? 

• she was determined to be a singer
• she wanted to be a singer but gave up
• she was glad that the music school turned her away
• she would not have learned anything at music school

Before Marian sang for Mr. Boghetti, he said he didn't have time or room for new students. Then Marian sang and he said he would make room for her right away. WHY did he say that? 

• he realized he forgot about some free time in his schedule
• he was afraid that if he did not accept Marian, he would get into trouble
• he thought Marian sang so well that he decided to make room for her
• Marian did not sing as well as he expected, so he felt disappointed 

What is the book mainly about? 

• great performances at the Metropolitan Opera
• the death of Marian Anderson's father
• studying music and foreign languages in Europe
• the life and singing of Marian Anderson

When Marian was 18, she finally went to a music school and patiently waited in line for an application. The girl behind the counter helped everyone except Marian. In the text, it says "Was she invisible?" Why does the author write, "Was she invisible?" 

• to show the reader what Marian was thinking when the girl behind the counter helped everyone except her
• to show the reader what the girl behind the counter asked Marian when she was done helping everyone else
• to show the reader that Marian had the ability to make herself invisible whenever she wanted to
• to show the reader that Marian was not ready for music school even though she thought she was