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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Wobble in the Cemetery of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho confides to Angela that when he was younger he had a reputation as ____.
(a) Shy.
(b) Subnormal.
(c) Crazy.
(d) Too mature.

2. Africa's parents do not pick her up because ____.
(a) She decides to go to a friend's house.
(b) It's too early.
(c) She lives too far away.
(d) She and her husband make up.

3. When Angela brings up the idea of a reconciliation between her parents, her mother rejects the idea. Why?
(a) She likes living alone.
(b) She is too tired to pursue a relationship, and they've both changed too much.
(c) She doesn't want to disrupt her lifestyle.
(d) She doesn't want to get Angela's hopes up.

4. In Chapter 4, which character speaks the line: "Where do we go from here?"
(a) Robin.
(b) Angela.
(c) Dido.
(d) Tycho.

5. What does Angela know that she keeps from her mother?
(a) That her father has contacted her.
(b) Her father's home address and place of business.
(c) Her father's wife's name.
(d) That her mother is lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard is groaning about the possibility that Africa will return home. What does Tycho tell him?

2. As Angela and Tycho are leaving the house, his mother reminds him to buy a present for Africa. Why?

3. Chapter 3 reveals that Tycho's mother is effectively the head of the household. Why?

4. Tycho is surprised when he watches Richard dressing. Why?

5. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?

(see the answer key)

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