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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Wobble in the Cemetery of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Richard goads Tycho about the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void," saying he is ____.
(a) So middle class.
(b) So ridiculous.
(c) So boring.
(d) So naive.

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

3. When Robin offers to pick Angela up later in the day, she refuses. Why?
(a) She is afraid Dido will insult Robin.
(b) She is not going home after she and Tycho part.
(c) She is afraid Robin will insult Dido.
(d) Dido won't let her have the car if Robin picks her up.

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

5. Tycho refers to his past attempts to impress people by making them think he was ____.
(a) Good at sports.
(b) Funny.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Smart.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Angela sense that Tycho's mother doesn't approve of her. What does she do?

3. What is Angela's nickname for her best friend?

4. Africa's parents do not pick her up because ____.

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

(see the answer key)

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