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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, A Road of Blood and Flowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How is the man Angela believes to be her father described in Chapter 5?
(a) A gentle person.
(b) Happy-go-lucky.
(c) Well-groomed but unattractive.
(d) A rich, successful, well-dressed businessman.

2. How do Richard and Tycho describe Africa?
(a) A drama queen.
(b) A good mother.
(c) A silly girl.
(d) An intellectual.

3. Both Angela and Tycho think that Dido doesn't renovate the house because ____.
(a) She enjoys a lifestyle that is inefficient and prone to difficulty.
(b) She isn't planning to stay there very much longer.
(c) She can't afford it.
(d) She is too much of a cheapskate.

4. Richard jokes that Africa's husband should have ____.
(a) Apologized.
(b) Left her.
(c) Drove her to her parents himself.
(d) Hit her harder, to knock her out.

5. How does Tycho know that Angela's explanation about the two men who came out of the building is a lie?
(a) One of the men bears a striking resemblance to Angela.
(b) The men don't speak English.
(c) The men are Robin's father and his brother.
(d) One of the men is his own uncle.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the first scene in the novel, Angela is awakened by ____.

2. Tycho compares common sense and ______.

3. Angela looks to Tycho to affirm that her curiosity about her father is natural. How does he respond?

4. Robin and Angela make plans to meet later at the ____.

5. Dido's usual style of parenting is described as ______.

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