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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Angela and Tycho are leaving the house, his mother reminds him to buy a present for Africa. Why?
(a) It is her second wedding anniversary.
(b) It is her baby's birthday.
(c) It is her first wedding anniversary.
(d) It is her birthday.

2. In Chapter 8, Angela meets up with Tycho again, and tells him ____.
(a) That she is going to forget about trying to meet her father.
(b) About her plan to go to her father's office.
(c) That Dido and Angela had an argument.
(d) About her idea that Roland is not really her father.

3. Who drives the car in Chapter 8?
(a) Richard.
(b) Angela.
(c) Jason.
(d) Tycho.

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

5. When Tycho points out that her father doesn't seem very happy to see Angela, how does she react?
(a) Angela gets angry with Tycho.
(b) Angela defends him.
(c) Angela says Tycho is being too negative.
(d) Angela says he probably didn't recognize her.

6. Angela's mother's name is ____.
(a) Dina.
(b) Diana.
(c) Dido.
(d) Didi.

7. Tycho counts the hours until _____.
(a) He will see Angela again.
(b) He has to go to school.
(c) He has to go to work.
(d) He can leave home for good.

8. Which is the eldest of the siblings in Tycho's family?
(a) They are triplets.
(b) Richard.
(c) Tycho.
(d) Africa.

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

10. What has Tycho advised Angela to do about her father?
(a) Ask her mother to set up a meeting.
(b) Telephone him and ask if the two can meet.
(c) Send him a letter.
(d) Write him off and forget about him.

11. While Angela and her mother are having breakfast, Dido interrogates Angela about ____.
(a) What Angela plans to do that day.
(b) Robin's character.
(c) Why Angela is trying to meet her father.
(d) What Angela did the night before.

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

13. What is Angela's response when the man she believes is her father reacts the way he does?
(a) She makes a joke to Tycho about how they resemble each other.
(b) She sighs a sigh of relief.
(c) She gets angry.
(d) She starts to cry.

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

15. Tycho says people avoided him when he was younger because ___.
(a) They were afraid he would be rude to them.
(b) His father is disabled.
(c) Richard spread lies about him.
(d) His mother is mean.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 5 highlights the huge difference between Angela's and Roland's ____.

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

3. Why does Angela resort to threats in an attempt to get Tycho's support for her plan?

4. Chapter 3 reveals that Tycho's mother is effectively the head of the household. Why?

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

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