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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. In the first scene in the novel, Angela is awakened by ____.
(a) Moonlight through the window.
(b) The sound of a lawn mower.
(c) A cat meowing.
(d) Rain.

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

3. Richard tells his father that both he and Tycho feel _____ toward Africa.
(a) Jealousy.
(b) Love.
(c) Affection.
(d) Hatred.

4. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?
(a) Tycho.
(b) Richard.
(c) Angela.
(d) Africa.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Angela's boyfriend's name is ____.

3. When Angela brings up the idea of a reconciliation between her parents, her mother rejects the idea. Why?

4. Which is the eldest of the siblings in Tycho's family?

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

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