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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6, On Being a Child of Love.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Angela finds out where her father lives, what does she do?
(a) Nothing; she is afraid to actually face her father.
(b) Goes to his house and rings the bell.
(c) Phones him.
(d) Goes to his house and stands outside.

2. Tcyho and Angela park the car in Chapter 5, and as they are walking down the street, whom do they encounter?
(a) A group of misfits on bicycles.
(b) A group of misfits with motorcycles.
(c) A rough-looking man with a wheelbarrow.
(d) Robin.

3. What is the purpose of the early-morning phone call in Chapter 2?
(a) Africa has had an argument with her husband and wants her parents to call the police.
(b) Angela wants Tycho to help her find her father.
(c) Angela wants to tell Tycho about her conversation with her mother.
(d) Africa has had an argument with her husband and wants her parents to come and get her.

4. Robin and Angela make plans to meet later at the ____.
(a) Dance.
(b) Cafe near the school.
(c) Cemetary.
(d) Usual spot.

5. In the first scene in the novel, Angela is awakened by ____.
(a) Moonlight through the window.
(b) The sound of a lawn mower.
(c) A cat meowing.
(d) Rain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard jokes that Africa's husband should have ____.

2. What does Angela say that indicates she has romanticized the relationship between her mother and father?

3. Richard goads Tycho about the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void," saying he is ____.

4. In Chapter 4, which character speaks the line: "Where do we go from here?"

5. Tycho compares common sense and ______.

(see the answer key)

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