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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. Angela's mother's name is ____.
(a) Didi.
(b) Dina.
(c) Dido.
(d) Diana.

2. Tycho says people avoided him when he was younger because ___.
(a) Richard spread lies about him.
(b) His father is disabled.
(c) They were afraid he would be rude to them.
(d) His mother is mean.

3. How is the man Angela believes to be her father described in Chapter 5?
(a) Happy-go-lucky.
(b) Well-groomed but unattractive.
(c) A gentle person.
(d) A rich, successful, well-dressed businessman.

4. Richard goads Tycho about the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void," saying he is ____.
(a) So ridiculous.
(b) So naive.
(c) So middle class.
(d) So boring.

5. As Angela and Tycho are leaving the house, his mother reminds him to buy a present for Africa. Why?
(a) It is her birthday.
(b) It is her second wedding anniversary.
(c) It is her baby's birthday.
(d) It is her first wedding anniversary.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which is the eldest of the siblings in Tycho's family?

2. What motivates Angela to search for her father?

3. How does Chapter 8 end?

4. Angela tells Dido that the night before, she and Robin went to hear a band at ____.

5. While Angela and Dido are discussing whether being exposed to loud music is good or bad, what view does Dido take?

Short Essay Questions

1. Mr. Potter is portrayed as someone who is unsure of his position in the family. Describe how the author establishes this.

2. What is the significance of the quote, "Where do we go from here?" at the end of Chapter 4?

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

4. In Chapter 7, how does the author make clear that Angela has a somewhat romanticized idea of Roland?

5. What happens when Angela and Tycho come to a coffee bar on the street?

6. 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.

7. Describe the conversation Tycho and Richard have about Africa and what that reveals about their distinct characters.

8. Although Tycho does not appear until Chapter 2, we learn a fair amount about him through being privy to Angela's thoughts. How is Tycho described in the first chapter?

9. In Chapter 3, the author portrays Angela as somewhat of a rebel and a bit unconventional. How do we know this?

10. It is clear, in the conversation Angela and Tycho have in the gully after their community service project, that Tycho has been affected by his father's disability. How do we know this?

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