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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how is Tycho portrayed?
(a) Funny but somewhat dim-witted.
(b) Irresponsible but kind.
(c) Responsible, serious, and trustworthy.
(d) Responsible but lazy.

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

3. How does Tycho respond to Angela's threat regarding her plan?
(a) He doesn't believe she will do what she says she will.
(b) He knows she is serious, so he agrees to help.
(c) He is afraid that if he doesn't go along, the friendship will be ruined.
(d) He knows she is serious, but he won't help her because it goes against his conscience.

4. Which is the eldest of the siblings in Tycho's family?
(a) Tycho.
(b) Richard.
(c) They are triplets.
(d) Africa.

5. What was the story that Dido used to recount to Angela titled?
(a) "The Mysterious Chase."
(b) "Angela Roland."
(c) "The Great Chase."
(d) "The Great Mystery."

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

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

8. When Angela asks her mother to tell her how her parents met, her mother says it was ____.
(a) Romantic.
(b) Like a movie.
(c) An accident.
(d) Like a fairy tale.

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

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

11. What is Tycho's reaction to whom he and Angela encounter as they walk along the street?
(a) He tries to start a conversation.
(b) He is afraid to make eye contact.
(c) He makes a joke.
(d) He stares.

12. What is Angela's response when the man she believes is her father reacts the way he does?
(a) She makes a joke to Tycho about how they resemble each other.
(b) She gets angry.
(c) She starts to cry.
(d) She sighs a sigh of relief.

13. What reason does Dido give for being worried about Angela driving the car on the winding road home?
(a) Dido thinks Angela is not a very careful driver.
(b) The road is too dark, and Dido is worried that Angela will get lost.
(c) The road is dangerous, with a lot of traffic.
(d) The car is not insured, and she is worried it will break down.

14. 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 doesn't want to disrupt her lifestyle.
(c) She likes living alone.
(d) She doesn't want to get Angela's hopes up.

15. When Angela looks out the window at the beginning of the book, she sees her mother ___.
(a) In her nightgown.
(b) In her underwear.
(c) In her car.
(d) In her jogging suit.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. When Robin offers to pick Angela up later in the day, she refuses. Why?

5. What is the significance, in Chapter 3, of the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void."

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