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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho counts the hours until _____.
(a) He can leave home for good.
(b) He will see Angela again.
(c) He has to go to work.
(d) He has to go to school.

2. Angela tells Tycho that she first tried to find her father by ____.
(a) Consulting the phone book.
(b) Asking her mother for details.
(c) Hiring a private investigator.
(d) Googling his name.

3. Angela likes to hear the story of the relationship between her mother and father because it makes her feel ____.
(a) Chosen and wanted.
(b) Carefree.
(c) Less anxious.
(d) Happy.

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

5. Richard is groaning about the possibility that Africa will return home. What does Tycho tell him?
(a) If Africa moves back home, Tycho will move away.
(b) If Africa moves back home, her husband will divorce her.
(c) Africa won't move back home this time.
(d) Africa will never move back home.

6. Angela has indicated that she is taking Tycho to an unknown place but won't tell him where. Where is she taking him?
(a) To a cemetary.
(b) To a coffee shop.
(c) To a magazine store.
(d) To her house.

7. Angela's boyfriend's name is ____.
(a) Robert.
(b) Tycho.
(c) Robin.
(d) Ted.

8. Tycho compares common sense and ______.
(a) Imagination.
(b) Realism.
(c) Truth.
(d) Fantasy.

9. Why does Angela resort to threats in an attempt to get Tycho's support for her plan?
(a) She knows he will not allow her to go through the experience alone.
(b) She is manipulative by nature.
(c) She is afraid he will succeed in talking her out of her plan.
(d) She knows Tycho has a crush on her and can be forced to do whatever she asks of him.

10. Angela's best friend's name is ___.
(a) Robin.
(b) Tyler.
(c) Robert.
(d) Tycho.

11. Where is the building the two men emerge from?
(a) At a fork between two roads.
(b) At the convergence of three roads.
(c) At the edge of a dark woods.
(d) Beside a deep pond.

12. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?
(a) Richard.
(b) Tycho.
(c) Africa.
(d) Angela.

13. Chapter 3 reveals that Tycho's mother is effectively the head of the household. Why?
(a) Mrs. Potter is overbearing and controlling, and no one will stand up to her, including Mr. Potter.
(b) Mr. Potter is disabled because of an accident.
(c) Mr. Potter is mentally ill.
(d) Mr. Potter is rarely home.

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

15. Angela wants Tycho to agree that wanting to meet her father is reasonable. What does Tycho say in response?
(a) "What's the point in being reasonable when it doesn't get you what you want?"
(b) "It's reasonable. But is it realistic?"
(c) "What's the use of being reasonable when no one else is?"
(d) "It's reasonable to want to know who your parents are. But that doesn't mean they'll want to know who you are."

Short Answer Questions

1. Angela has an idea of what she and Tycho can do for the day in Chapter 3. What does she propose?

2. Angela sense that Tycho's mother doesn't approve of her. What does she do?

3. Angela looks to Tycho to affirm that her curiosity about her father is natural. How does he respond?

4. Angela points out a sign on a building to Tycho. What does the sign say?

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

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