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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. When Angela looks out the window at the beginning of the book, she sees her mother ___.
(a) In her nightgown.
(b) In her jogging suit.
(c) In her underwear.
(d) In her car.

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

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

4. Angela's mother says she values two things in her life, _____ and Angela.
(a) Creativity.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Art.
(d) Tycho.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Chapter 3 reveals that Tycho's mother is effectively the head of the household. Why?

3. What is Richard's reaction to the news that Africa is coming home?

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

5. Angela likes to hear the story of the relationship between her mother and father because it makes her feel ____.

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