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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. As Tycho and Angela approach the car in Chapter 14, what do they hear?
(a) A moan coming from the top of the bridge.
(b) Someone yelling for the police.
(c) A moan coming from inside the car.
(d) An ambulance siren.

3. Tycho's mother expresses her opinion of Angela. What does she say?
(a) Angela is stuck-up.
(b) Angela is just using Tycho.
(c) Angela is from a broken home, so she is unstable.
(d) Angela is unfriendly and negative.

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

5. IN Chapter 11, why did Dido call Tycho earlier in the day?
(a) To ask him over for dinner.
(b) To ask how things went with Roland.
(c) To see if he knew where Angela was.
(d) To tell him not to call Angela anymore.

6. Tycho tells his mother he doesn't want to go to the party. What excuse does he first give?
(a) There is an eclipse that he wants to watch.
(b) There is an occultation of two of Jupiter's moons that he wants to see.
(c) That he has a headache.
(d) There is a good movie on television that he doesn't want to miss.

7. Roland's comment that he is not the only red-haired man in town is meant to imply what?
(a) That Roland has not actually met Dido.
(b) That Dido lied to Angela.
(c) That Angela was not born in the town.
(d) That Dido was promiscuous.

8. In Chapter 9, how is Roland's office building described?
(a) Huge but ugly.
(b) Boring and efficiently laid out.
(c) An elegant warehouse.
(d) A pink-and-cream structure.

9. Before Tycho and Angela leave for her house in Chapter 13, what do they do?
(a) Sweep the floor and feed the cat.
(b) Call Tycho's parents.
(c) Tidy up and have tea.
(d) Tidy up and eat bagels.

10. When Tycho finally gets home at the end of the book, who does he meet as he is coming through the gate to his house?
(a) Richard.
(b) Africa.
(c) Hamish.
(d) Hudson.

11. 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 keep their new relationship a secret for a while.
(b) To pretend nothing has happened between them.
(c) To see other people.
(d) To tell Dido so she wouldn't worry about Robin's influence on Angela anymore.

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

13. As Chapter 15 ends, who turns up at Tycho's house?
(a) Angela.
(b) A newspaper reporter.
(c) Hudson.
(d) Africa's new boyfriend.

14. When she suddenly appears at his house, Angela asks Tycho if she can ____.
(a) Have a bath.
(b) Borrow some money.
(c) Take a shower.
(d) Wash her hair.

15. After the events of the night before, why does Tycho seem jubilant.
(a) He is relieved that Angela has not harmed herself.
(b) He has has slept with Angela.
(c) He has had a haircut.
(d) He has read the "The Catalogue of the Universe" all the way through.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arrives just as Angela and Tycho are preparing to leave the accident scene in search of a phone?

2. In Chapter 12, which character says, "Chance favors the prepared mind"?

3. During their telephone call, Dido and Tycho promise each other ____.

4. When Tycho's family goes to the party, he is home alone and suddenly feels ____.

5. In Chapter 13, it is clear that until now Tycho has been _______.

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