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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 5, Encounters in a Changing Street.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho says people avoided him when he was younger because ___.
(a) His mother is mean.
(b) Richard spread lies about him.
(c) They were afraid he would be rude to them.
(d) His father is disabled.

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

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

4. What sound does Angela hear when she wakes up?
(a) Her mother talking to herself.
(b) Her mother playing the harp.
(c) Her mother scything the grass.
(d) Her mother mowing the grass.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Tycho counts the hours until _____.

2. Richard is groaning about the possibility that Africa will return home. What does Tycho tell him?

3. When Angela looks out the window at the beginning of the book, she sees her mother ___.

4. What philosophical idea does Tycho discuss with Angela?

5. Richard says it wouldn't be fair to their parents if Africa moves back home. Why?

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