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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. When Angela asks her mother to tell her how her parents met, her mother says it was ____.
(a) Like a movie.
(b) Romantic.
(c) Like a fairy tale.
(d) An accident.

2. In Chapter 3, how is Richard described?
(a) Rebellious but good-hearted.
(b) Lazy but kind.
(c) Easygoing with an ironic sense of humor.
(d) Rebellious, irresponsible, and selfish.

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

4. Tycho compares common sense and ______.
(a) Fantasy.
(b) Realism.
(c) Imagination.
(d) Truth.

5. What is the purpose of the early-morning phone call in Chapter 2?
(a) Angela wants to tell Tycho about her conversation with her mother.
(b) Africa has had an argument with her husband and wants her parents to call the police.
(c) Angela wants Tycho to help her find her father.
(d) Africa has had an argument with her husband and wants her parents to come and get her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What philosopher does Tycho mention in Chapter 4?

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

3. Richard jokes that Africa's husband should have ____.

4. Angela has an idea of what she and Tycho can do for the day in Chapter 3. What does she propose?

5. In Chapter 4, which character speaks the line: "Where do we go from here?"

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