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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Family Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Angela's mother says she couldn't stay with Angela's father because ____.
(a) He didn't know she was pregnant.
(b) He was moving to Wales.
(c) He didn't love her.
(d) He was married.

2. Tycho is surprised when he watches Richard dressing. Why?
(a) Richard puts on a pair of his father's socks.
(b) Richard puts on a pair of clean briefs and then a pair of old ones with holes over top.
(c) Richard is dressing in his best clothes.
(d) Richard is wearing a tie.

3. What is Richard's reaction to the news that Africa is coming home?
(a) He is happy because he misses her.
(b) He is angry because he doesn't want to share a room with Tycho.
(c) He is anxious because he doesn't like her baby.
(d) He is annoyed because she is noisy.

4. Africa changes her story in the second phone call. What does she say?
(a) She actually hit her husband.
(b) Her husband didn't hit her; he threatened to hit her.
(c) Her husband hit the baby.
(d) Her husband isn't even home.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Angela and Tycho are leaving the house, his mother reminds him to buy a present for Africa. Why?

3. Angela's mother's name is ____.

4. The morning after the middle-of-the-night phone call, why does Richard go into Tycho's room?

5. What sound does Angela hear when she wakes up?

(see the answer key)

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