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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Angela's mother says she couldn't stay with Angela's father because ____.
(a) He didn't know she was pregnant.
(b) He didn't love her.
(c) He was moving to Wales.
(d) He was married.

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

3. Angela sense that Tycho's mother doesn't approve of her. What does she do?
(a) Angela ignores Mrs. Potter.
(b) Angela flirts with Mr. Potter.
(c) Angela is excessively polite to Mrs. Potter.
(d) Angela pretends Mrs. Potter is invisible.

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

5. What philosophical idea does Tycho discuss with Angela?
(a) That truth is only an idea.
(b) That the earth revolves around the sun.
(c) That the world is only an idea.
(d) That the world is symmetrical.

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

7. Angela's best friend's name is ___.
(a) Tyler.
(b) Robert.
(c) Robin.
(d) Tycho.

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

9. How does the man Angela believes is her father react when he sees her?
(a) He gapes at her in disbelief and then turns his back.
(b) Nothing; he doesn't see her.
(c) He gapes at her in disbelief and then asks her name.
(d) He smiles and then goes back out the door.

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

11. Angela likes to hear the story of the relationship between her mother and father because it makes her feel ____.
(a) Happy.
(b) Chosen and wanted.
(c) Carefree.
(d) Less anxious.

12. What is Tycho's reaction to whom he and Angela encounter as they walk along the street?
(a) He makes a joke.
(b) He tries to start a conversation.
(c) He is afraid to make eye contact.
(d) He stares.

13. 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 borrow money.
(d) He wants to complain about their sister.

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

15. 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 to want to know who your parents are. But that doesn't mean they'll want to know who you are."
(c) "It's reasonable. But is it realistic?"
(d) "What's the use of being reasonable when no one else is?"

Short Answer Questions

1. When Robin offers to pick Angela up later in the day, she refuses. Why?

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

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

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

5. Angela points out a sign on a building to Tycho. What does the sign say?

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