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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Tycho hangs up the phone after the late night call while his family is at the party, what startles him?
(a) His mother is standing behind him.
(b) A noise in the attic.
(c) Angela is standing behind him.
(d) The radio suddenly turns itself on.

2. During their telephone call, Dido and Tycho promise each other ____.
(a) To contact the other if they hear from Angela.
(b) Not to mention to Angela that they've talked.
(c) Not to mention to Tycho's mother that they've talked.
(d) To contact each other the next day.

3. What does Tycho do while Angela is in the bathroom?
(a) Fixes them a snack.
(b) Fixes her a drink.
(c) Looks through her purse.
(d) Calls Dido.

4. When Tycho arrives home from his outing with Angela, he finds his family discussing ____.
(a) Whether they will go to the party.
(b) What type of liquor they will take to the party later in the evening.
(c) Richard's refusal to go to the party.
(d) Who else will be at the party.

5. Who keeps staring at Angela while she waits in Roland's office?
(a) Roland's business partner.
(b) The receptionist.
(c) The security guard.
(d) No one; she is alone.

6. While Angela was at the bar, what was she drinking?
(a) Vodka twists.
(b) Fallen angels.
(c) Falling stars.
(d) Broken angels.

7. In Chapter 15, what does Angela do to help one of the accident victims?
(a) Cuts his shirt off with a knife.
(b) Gives him CPR.
(c) Holds a wet cloth against his wounds.
(d) Calls the ambulance.

8. In Chapter 10, who says, "Life's a real old puzzle, isn't it?"
(a) Tycho.
(b) Hamish.
(c) Tycho's father.
(d) Tycho's mother.

9. Tycho asks his mother where his name originated. What does his mother tell him?
(a) She saw the name in a magazine at a doctor's office.
(b) She saw the name in an advertisement on television.
(c) There is a star called Tycho, and his mother thought that was a romantic name.
(d) Her great-great-grandfather was named Tycho.

10. Angela realizes that Dido has lied to her. What does Roland tell her that reveals the lie?
(a) That Dido has kept in contact with him all these years.
(b) That Roland's children are aware of Angela.
(c) That Roland wasn't aware of her existence.
(d) That Roland is not married and has no children.

11. Who interrupts the discussion between Angela and Roland?
(a) Roland's mother-in-law.
(b) Tycho.
(c) Roland's mother.
(d) The receptionist.

12. When Richard and Tycho's father arrives home, they are in the middle of an argument. What is the argument about?
(a) Richard's way of dressing in old clothing.
(b) Richard's careless driving.
(c) Richard's rudeness to the clerk in the liquor store.
(d) Richard's choice of liquor for the party.

13. In Chapter 12, which character says, "Chance favors the prepared mind"?
(a) Angela.
(b) Richard.
(c) Tycho.
(d) Roland.

14. What traumatic event happens just after Tycho and Angela spot a car they think is Dido's as they walk toward her house?
(a) The car catches fire.
(b) The car speeds up and passes by them.
(c) The car plummets off the bridge.
(d) The car crashes into one of the uprights on the bridge.

15. While Tycho and his mother are talking in the kitchen, what is his mother doing?
(a) Rolling out pie dough.
(b) Rolling a cigarette.
(c) Drinking tea and knitting.
(d) Washing dishes.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the slogan "The Ionions Rule!" in Chapter 12?

2. When Angela tells Roland she wants nothing from him, he hints that ______.

3. When Angela leaves the office building, what does she do?

4. Tycho tells his mother he doesn't want to go to the party. What excuse does he first give?

5. Just as Angela and Tycho free the person trapped in the car, what happens?

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