The Catalogue of the Universe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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The Catalogue of the Universe Test | Mid-Book Test - Easy

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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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 a magazine store.
(c) To a coffee shop.
(d) To her house.

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

4. How does Tycho respond to Angela's threat regarding her plan?
(a) He knows she is serious, so he agrees to help.
(b) He doesn't believe she will do what she says she will.
(c) He is afraid that if he doesn't go along, the friendship will be ruined.
(d) He knows she is serious, but he won't help her because it goes against his conscience.

5. Angela wants Tycho to agree that wanting to meet her father is reasonable. What does Tycho say in response?
(a) "What's the point in being reasonable when it doesn't get you what you want?"
(b) "It's reasonable. But is it realistic?"
(c) "It's reasonable to want to know who your parents are. But that doesn't mean they'll want to know who you are."
(d) "What's the use of being reasonable when no one else is?"

6. 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 complain about their sister.
(c) He wants to wake Tycho up.
(d) He wants to borrow money.

7. Tcyho and Angela park the car in Chapter 5, and as they are walking down the street, whom do they encounter?
(a) A group of misfits with motorcycles.
(b) A group of misfits on bicycles.
(c) Robin.
(d) A rough-looking man with a wheelbarrow.

8. Tycho is surprised when he watches Richard dressing. Why?
(a) Richard is wearing a tie.
(b) Richard puts on a pair of his father's socks.
(c) Richard is dressing in his best clothes.
(d) Richard puts on a pair of clean briefs and then a pair of old ones with holes over top.

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

10. When Angela brings up the idea of a reconciliation between her parents, her mother rejects the idea. Why?
(a) She is too tired to pursue a relationship, and they've both changed too much.
(b) She doesn't want to disrupt her lifestyle.
(c) She doesn't want to get Angela's hopes up.
(d) She likes living alone.

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

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

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

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

15. Where is the building the two men emerge from?
(a) At the edge of a dark woods.
(b) At a fork between two roads.
(c) Beside a deep pond.
(d) At the convergence of three roads.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the purpose of the early-morning phone call in Chapter 2?

3. Chapter 4 reveals that, with respect to Robin, Tycho feels ____.

4. As Angela and Tycho are leaving the house, his mother reminds him to buy a present for Africa. Why?

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

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