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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Angela has indicated that she is taking Tycho to an unknown place but won't tell him where. Where is she taking him?
(a) To a cemetary.
(b) To her house.
(c) To a coffee shop.
(d) To a magazine store.

3. What is Tycho's response to Angela's plan regarding her father?
(a) Tycho thinks Angela will not be satisfied until she finds out the truth, so he supports her plan.
(b) Tycho doesn't like the idea at all.
(c) Tycho doesn't like the idea and refuses to help.
(d) Tycho says that the plan is just plain silly.

4. Being from a single-parent family, Angela considers herself part of _____.
(a) The broken-home gang.
(b) The missing-parent group.
(c) The broken-home fellowship.
(d) Nothing; she doesn't really think about it.

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

6. What does Angela do when the two men enter the building she and Tycho are in?
(a) Starts talking to Tycho and ignores the men.
(b) Removes her sunglasses and stares at one of the men.
(c) Pretends she doesn't see the two men.
(d) Turns her back.

7. In Chapter 3, how is Tycho portrayed?
(a) Irresponsible but kind.
(b) Funny but somewhat dim-witted.
(c) Responsible but lazy.
(d) Responsible, serious, and trustworthy.

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

9. How does Angela rationalize her father's reaction to seeing her?
(a) She says it is understandable that he wouldn't acknowledge her in public.
(b) She convinces herself that her father is just shocked to see her.
(c) She convinces herself that her father didn't recognize her.
(d) She thinks perhaps she is mistaken and the man isn't really her father.

10. Angela has an idea of what she and Tycho can do for the day in Chapter 3. What does she propose?
(a) Skip their community-service project and go to the beach.
(b) Write letters of protest to politicians.
(c) Skip school and go to a concert.
(d) Skip their community-service project and go see a movie.

11. Dido used to tell Angela a story about a young girl. What was the girl's name?
(a) Angela Foster.
(b) Angela Roland.
(c) Dido Roland.
(d) Roland Chase.

12. The morning after the middle-of-the-night phone call, why does Richard go into Tycho's room?
(a) Richard's clothes are still in Tycho's room.
(b) He wants to wake Tycho up.
(c) He wants to complain about their sister.
(d) He wants to borrow money.

13. Africa changes her story in the second phone call. What does she say?
(a) Her husband isn't even home.
(b) Her husband hit the baby.
(c) Her husband didn't hit her; he threatened to hit her.
(d) She actually hit her husband.

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

15. Why does Tycho respond to Angela's plan regarding her father in the way he initially does?
(a) He thinks Angela is just being self-absorbed.
(b) He is afraid Angela will get hurt if her father rejects her again.
(c) He suspects Roland is not her father, and he doesn't want her to be embarrassed.
(d) He thinks Dido will be upset and not let him see Angela anymore.

Short Answer Questions

1. When two men emerge from the building across the street, Angela seems to recognize them. Tycho asks who they are. What does Angel tell him?

2. Africa's husband's name is ____.

3. Who drives the car in Chapter 8?

4. What is Angela's response when the man she believes is her father reacts the way he does?

5. What reason does Dido give for being worried about Angela driving the car on the winding road home?

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