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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 3 reveals that Tycho's mother is effectively the head of the household. Why?
(a) Mrs. Potter is overbearing and controlling, and no one will stand up to her, including Mr. Potter.
(b) Mr. Potter is mentally ill.
(c) Mr. Potter is disabled because of an accident.
(d) Mr. Potter is rarely home.

2. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?
(a) Richard.
(b) Africa.
(c) Tycho.
(d) Angela.

3. Robin and Angela make plans to meet later at the ____.
(a) Usual spot.
(b) Cemetary.
(c) Dance.
(d) Cafe near the school.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

12. 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 thinks Dido will be upset and not let him see Angela anymore.
(c) He suspects Roland is not her father, and he doesn't want her to be embarrassed.
(d) He is afraid Angela will get hurt if her father rejects her again.

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

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

15. Angela's mother says she values two things in her life, _____ and Angela.
(a) Tycho.
(b) Solitude.
(c) Art.
(d) Creativity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Richard jokes that Africa's husband should have ____.

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

3. Tycho counts the hours until _____.

4. The morning after the middle-of-the-night phone call, why does Richard go into Tycho's room?

5. When Angela finds out where her father lives, what does she do?

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