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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Early in the novel, Tycho made a prediction, which he now learns has come true. What did he predict?
(a) Hudson would hit Africa.
(b) Africa would reunite with Hudson.
(c) Africa would move back home.
(d) Hamish would soon have a little brother or sister.

2. 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 wasn't aware of her existence.
(c) That Roland's children are aware of Angela.
(d) That Roland is not married and has no children.

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

4. How does Roland initially act toward Angela in Chapter 9?
(a) He smiles.
(b) He is hostile and rude.
(c) He tells her he is glad to meet her.
(d) He is polite.

5. Tycho believes Angela is out of his league because she is beautiful, and he doesn't think he is very attractive. His mother tells him that beauty is only skin deep. What is Tycho's response?
(a) That his mother is only spouting platitudes.
(b) That that is more than deep enough.
(c) That beauty is as beauty does.
(d) That beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

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

7. In Chapter 12, what revelation does Angela make to Tycho that surprises him?
(a) She is a virgin.
(b) She has broken up with Robin.
(c) She is a virgo.
(d) She is in love with someone other than Robin.

8. Tycho's conversation with Dido reveals his mother's feelings about Angela more clearly. Why?
(a) His mother has written Dido a letter asking her to keep Angela away from Tycho.
(b) His mother has not passed on the message that Angela called.
(c) His mother has not passed on the message that Dido called.
(d) His mother has called Dido and told her to stop Angela from calling anymore.

9. When Angela tells Roland she wants nothing from him, he hints that ______.
(a) He has a great dislike of Dido.
(b) His real name isn't Roland.
(c) There is no proof she is biologically related to him.
(d) There is no formal proof that she is Dido's actual daughter.

10. When Angela hears the truth about the relationship between her mother and father, what does she realize?
(a) That Roland's wife knew all along about Angela's existence.
(b) That Dido wanted to keep Roland away from her out of vengence.
(c) That it was her grandmother's fault that Dido and Roland were not together.
(d) That Dido lied to her to protect her feelings.

11. Why is Dido suspicious when Angela goes out to meet Tycho as he drives up the hill toward her house?
(a) Dido doesn't like Tycho.
(b) Angela has told her that the friendship with Tycho is finished.
(c) Dido thinks Angela wants to ask Tycho to take her to Roland's.
(d) Angela has never done that before.

12. At the end of Chapter 9, Angela refuses to take a ride home with Tycho. He gives her $10 and leaves. Where does he go?
(a) For a walk by the river.
(b) For a coffee at the nearby cafe.
(c) For a drive in the hills to think.
(d) Back to the community service project site.

13. As Tycho and Angela talk over the events of the last few days, they make a decision about their relationship. What do they decide?
(a) To see other people.
(b) To keep their new relationship a secret for a while.
(c) To pretend nothing has happened between them.
(d) To tell Dido so she wouldn't worry about Robin's influence on Angela anymore.

14. In Chapter 11, who does Tycho decide to make a phone call to?
(a) Angela.
(b) Tony.
(c) Richard.
(d) Dido.

15. In Chapter 11, what book is Tycho reading?
(a) "Black Holes and Other Mysteries."
(b) "The Catalogue of the Universe."
(c) "Amalthea, the Red Moon of Jupiter."
(d) "The Bible."

Short Answer Questions

1. The person sitting beside the car is injured. What kind of injury does the person have?

2. When it is clear that Tycho is going to try to help the person trapped in the car, how does Angela initially react?

3. When Angela tells Roland about growing up poor, what does he disclose to her?

4. When Roland finally agrees to speak with Angela, how does he refer to her?

5. Dido asks Tycho a pointed question during their telephone call. What does she ask?

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