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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Dido tells Angela she would prefer Angela date Tycho rather than Robin. Why?
(a) Dido thinks Robin lacks imagination.
(b) Dido thinks Tycho is safer.
(c) Dido thinks Robin is stuck-up and selfish.
(d) Dido simply likes Tycho better.

2. Angela wants Tycho to agree that wanting to meet her father is reasonable. What does Tycho say in response?
(a) "It's reasonable to want to know who your parents are. But that doesn't mean they'll want to know who you are."
(b) "What's the use of being reasonable when no one else is?"
(c) "It's reasonable. But is it realistic?"
(d) "What's the point in being reasonable when it doesn't get you what you want?"

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

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

5. 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) Less anxious.
(d) Carefree.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is the building the two men emerge from?

2. What does Angela know that she keeps from her mother?

3. Tycho compares common sense and ______.

4. Tycho counts the hours until _____.

5. When two men emerge from the building across the street, Angela seems to recognize them. Tycho asks who they are. What does Angel tell him?

Short Essay Questions

1. The day after Angela sees Roland in the coffee shop, she wakes up with a new determination. What is she determined to do?

2. In Chapter 8, Angela tells Tycho of her plan to go to her father's place of business and meet with him face to face. How does Tycho respond?

3. When Tycho attempts to talk Angela out of her plan to visit her father's office, Angela's response gives the reader an idea of how well she actually understands Tycho. How is this made clear?

4. In Chapter 7, Dido acts in a way that is out of character for her. Describe why.

5. What does Angela tell Tycho about the men they see in the coffee shop, and how does he respond?

6. Angela and Tycho come from entirely different worlds it seems. Compare the differences in their family lives.

7. Describe Tycho's reaction when he and Angela encounter a group of men with motorcycles as they are on their way to the secret location.

8. When Angela tentatively brings up the idea of a possible reunion between Dido and her father, how does Dido react?

9. In Chapter 4, Tycho puts forth an interesting idea about truth. Describe what he thinks about truth.

10. While Dido and Angela are having a picnic breakfast, Angela becomes angry at her mother. Why? What does she accuse her mother of?

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