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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Once he gets off the phone with Dido, Tycho goes outside. What is he planning to do?
(a) Watch the street for any sign of Angela.
(b) Go to look for Angela.
(c) Have a cigarette.
(d) Watch Jupiter.

3. As Tycho and Angela approach the car in Chapter 14, what do they hear?
(a) A moan coming from the top of the bridge.
(b) An ambulance siren.
(c) Someone yelling for the police.
(d) A moan coming from inside the car.

4. Roland's comment that he is not the only red-haired man in town is meant to imply what?
(a) That Dido lied to Angela.
(b) That Dido was promiscuous.
(c) That Angela was not born in the town.
(d) That Roland has not actually met Dido.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 16, Angela receives a surprise telephone call from _____.

2. While Angela and Tcyho are walking to her house, they see what appears to be Dido's car on _________.

3. What does Tycho do while Angela is in the bathroom?

4. In Chapter 15, what does Angela do to help one of the accident victims?

5. Tycho's mother expresses her opinion of Angela. What does she say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angela demonstrate that she is aware of Tycho's attraction to her?

2. In Chapter 10, Mrs. Potter's character is seen in much more detail. Describe how she is portrayed.

3. Although Mrs. Potter is very traditional, it is also clear that she tries to be supportive of Tycho. With reference to Chapter 10, show how she does this.

4. What does Angela say and do that illustrates that she has changed her mind about Tycho and wants to change the nature of their relationship?

5. After the accident, Tycho returns home to find his family in an uproar. What has happened to upset the Potters?

6. What do Angela and Tycho find when they hurry to the scene of the accident?

7. Tycho asks his mother, while they are alone, where he got his name. What does his reaction to what she says tell you about him?

8. After their night together, Tycho is a changed man. Describe how Angela responds to the apparent changes in him?

9. Describe what happens when Angela first appears in Tycho's house at midnight.

10. When Tycho learns what has happened in Roland's office, he tries to comfort Angela. How? And how does Angela respond?

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