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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. Africa's son is named ____.
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Hamish.
(c) Hamry.
(d) Henry.

2. What sound does Angela hear when she wakes up?
(a) Her mother talking to herself.
(b) Her mother mowing the grass.
(c) Her mother playing the harp.
(d) Her mother scything the grass.

3. What philosophical idea does Tycho discuss with Angela?
(a) That the earth revolves around the sun.
(b) That truth is only an idea.
(c) That the world is symmetrical.
(d) That the world is only an idea.

4. 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 doesn't want to get Angela's hopes up.
(c) She is too tired to pursue a relationship, and they've both changed too much.
(d) She doesn't want to disrupt her lifestyle.

5. Angela's mother's name is ____.
(a) Diana.
(b) Didi.
(c) Dina.
(d) Dido.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Angela's mother says she couldn't stay with Angela's father because ____.

3. Richard says it wouldn't be fair to their parents if Africa moves back home. Why?

4. When Angela looks out the window at the beginning of the book, she sees her mother ___.

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

(see the answer key)

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