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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) Richard spread lies about him.
(b) His father is disabled.
(c) They were afraid he would be rude to them.
(d) His mother is mean.

2. How do Richard and Tycho describe Africa?
(a) An intellectual.
(b) A drama queen.
(c) A silly girl.
(d) A good mother.

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

4. How does Tycho know that Angela's explanation about the two men who came out of the building is a lie?
(a) One of the men is his own uncle.
(b) The men are Robin's father and his brother.
(c) The men don't speak English.
(d) One of the men bears a striking resemblance to Angela.

5. Chapter 4 reveals that, with respect to Robin, Tycho feels ____.
(a) Jealous.
(b) Intimidated.
(c) Guilty.
(d) Admiration.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. How is the man Angela believes to be her father described in Chapter 5?

3. What does Angela do when the two men enter the building she and Tycho are in?

4. Richard goads Tycho about the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void," saying he is ____.

5. What is the purpose of the early-morning phone call in Chapter 2?

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