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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho confides to Angela that when he was younger he had a reputation as ____.
(a) Crazy.
(b) Shy.
(c) Too mature.
(d) Subnormal.

2. 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 afraid Robin will insult Dido.
(c) She is not going home after she and Tycho part.
(d) Dido won't let her have the car if Robin picks her up.

3. Why does Angela resort to threats in an attempt to get Tycho's support for her plan?
(a) She knows he will not allow her to go through the experience alone.
(b) She is afraid he will succeed in talking her out of her plan.
(c) She knows Tycho has a crush on her and can be forced to do whatever she asks of him.
(d) She is manipulative by nature.

4. Angela tells Dido that the night before, she and Robin went to hear a band at ____.
(a) The Gladstone.
(b) The Gladheart.
(c) The Gladiator.
(d) The Victoria Club.

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

6. When Angela finds out where her father lives, what does she do?
(a) Goes to his house and stands outside.
(b) Nothing; she is afraid to actually face her father.
(c) Phones him.
(d) Goes to his house and rings the bell.

7. When her mother asks why Angela doesn't date Tycho instead of Robin, what reason does she give?
(a) Tycho is too lighthearted.
(b) Tycho is her best friend, and she doesn't want to ruin their friendship.
(c) She isn't attracted to Tycho.
(d) Tycho is too serious.

8. When Tycho hears Angela's explanation of what she wants her plan to accomplish, what does he believe?
(a) Tycho believes Angela will not go through with the plan.
(b) Tycho thinks Angela is lying to him.
(c) Tycho thinks Angela's explanation makes sense.
(d) Tycho believes Angela is kidding herself.

9. Chapter 8 makes clear that Tycho has another reason for responding to Angela's plan as he does. What is the other reason?
(a) He thinks Angela's father is self-absorbed.
(b) He is afraid Angela's father will represent competition for her attention and affections.
(c) He thinks Dido will be upset with him for helping Angela.
(d) He thinks Robin will be upset with him for helping Angela.

10. 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 and refuses to help.
(c) Tycho doesn't like the idea at all.
(d) Tycho says that the plan is just plain silly.

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

12. What sound does Angela hear when she wakes up?
(a) Her mother playing the harp.
(b) Her mother mowing the grass.
(c) Her mother talking to herself.
(d) Her mother scything the grass.

13. Dido's usual style of parenting is described as ______.
(a) Overbearing.
(b) Hands off and noninterfering.
(c) Interfering.
(d) Involved and interested.

14. Angela says she has also seen her father another time. Where?
(a) Walking on the street with a young woman.
(b) In his office.
(c) Walking on the street with his wife.
(d) At the library.

15. What does Angela know that she keeps from her mother?
(a) Her father's wife's name.
(b) Her father's home address and place of business.
(c) That her mother is lying.
(d) That her father has contacted her.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the eldest of the siblings in Tycho's family?

2. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?

3. Angela's mother's name is ____.

4. Both Angela and Tycho think that Dido doesn't renovate the house because ____.

5. Richard goads Tycho about the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void," saying he is ____.

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