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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho's mother knows Tycho has a crush on Angela. What does she tell him?
(a) She says Tycho should tell Angela how he feels.
(b) She says Tycho should be happy just being friends because Angela does not return his feelings.
(c) She says he should forget about Angela.
(d) Everyone falls for an unsuitable person at some point, but the feeling will pass.

2. When it is clear that Tycho is going to try to help the person trapped in the car, how does Angela initially react?
(a) She says it is too late and pleads with him to stay clear of the car.
(b) She says Tycho is a hero.
(c) She is angry at Tycho for playing hero.
(d) She faints.

3. During Angela's midnight visit to Tycho's, she tells him he must never _____.
(a) Want another girl.
(b) Ask questions about Roland.
(c) Tell Dido she has been drinking.
(d) Drink as much as she has tonight.

4. Dido explains why she didn't answer the phone the previous night. What does she say?
(a) She was out for a walk and missed the call.
(b) Angela must have dialed a wrong number.
(c) She was angry at Angela and didn't want to speak with her.
(d) She took the phone off the hook so she could sleep.

5. The morning after the party Angela makes suggestions about how Tycho could improve _____.
(a) His attitude.
(b) His diction.
(c) His posture.
(d) His hair style and clothing.

6. As Chapter 14 opens, what is Angela doing?
(a) Looking for a telephone.
(b) Running away from the car accident.
(c) Walking toward home.
(d) Running down the hill toward the car accident.

7. While Tycho's family is at the party, who telephones the house near midnight?
(a) Tycho's mother.
(b) Angela.
(c) Richard.
(d) Africa.

8. Who interrupts the discussion between Angela and Roland?
(a) Tycho.
(b) The receptionist.
(c) Roland's mother-in-law.
(d) Roland's mother.

9. What does Tycho do while Angela is in the bathroom?
(a) Looks through her purse.
(b) Fixes them a snack.
(c) Calls Dido.
(d) Fixes her a drink.

10. Who is trapped inside the car that has tumbled off the bridge?
(a) Jerry.
(b) Phil.
(c) Dido.
(d) Robin.

11. In Chapter 12, when Angela suddenly appears at his house, Tycho thinks she looks ______.
(a) Sad.
(b) Dirty.
(c) Disreputable.
(d) Tired.

12. When Angela tells Roland about growing up poor, what does he disclose to her?
(a) That he doesn't really care about what she's experienced.
(b) That he never sent child support payments to Dido.
(c) That he didn't even know she existed.
(d) That Dido refused to take money from him for Angela.

13. Who arrives just as Angela and Tycho are preparing to leave the accident scene in search of a phone?
(a) Mrs. Cherry.
(b) The paramedics.
(c) Roland.
(d) Dido.

14. When Tycho arrives home from his outing with Angela, he finds his family discussing ____.
(a) Who else will be at the party.
(b) Richard's refusal to go to the party.
(c) What type of liquor they will take to the party later in the evening.
(d) Whether they will go to the party.

15. How does Chapter 12 end?
(a) Tycho takes Angela home.
(b) Angela and Tycho go to bed together.
(c) Angela falls asleep on the sofa.
(d) Tycho's mother comes home and finds Angela there.

Short Answer Questions

1. Roland's comment that he is not the only red-haired man in town is meant to imply what?

2. Roland seems to know that Angela is shocked by what he has told her. What does he say to try to make her feel better?

3. Why is Dido suspicious when Angela goes out to meet Tycho as he drives up the hill toward her house?

4. When Angela and Tycho arrive at the scene of the car accident, who asks for their help?

5. As Tycho and Angela talk over the events of the last few days, they make a decision about their relationship. What do they decide?

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