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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. How do Richard and Tycho describe Africa?
(a) A drama queen.
(b) A silly girl.
(c) An intellectual.
(d) A good mother.

2. What is Richard's reaction to the news that Africa is coming home?
(a) He is angry because he doesn't want to share a room with Tycho.
(b) He is annoyed because she is noisy.
(c) He is anxious because he doesn't like her baby.
(d) He is happy because he misses her.

3. When her mother asks why Angela doesn't date Tycho instead of Robin, what reason does she give?
(a) Tycho is too lighthearted.
(b) Tycho is too serious.
(c) Tycho is her best friend, and she doesn't want to ruin their friendship.
(d) She isn't attracted to Tycho.

4. When Angela looks out the window at the beginning of the book, she sees her mother ___.
(a) In her jogging suit.
(b) In her car.
(c) In her nightgown.
(d) In her underwear.

5. Tycho refers to his past attempts to impress people by making them think he was ____.
(a) Good at sports.
(b) Smart.
(c) Friendly.
(d) Funny.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivates Angela to search for her father?

2. As Angela and Tycho are leaving the house, his mother reminds him to buy a present for Africa. Why?

3. In Chapter 8, Angela meets up with Tycho again, and tells him ____.

4. Africa changes her story in the second phone call. What does she say?

5. Richard tells his father that both he and Tycho feel _____ toward Africa.

Short Essay Questions

1. Angela asks for Tycho's help in carrying out her plan to confront her father in his office. What does her asking Tycho, rather than someone else or rather than going to the office alone, tell us?

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

3. Angela tells Tycho about a story Dido used to tell her when she was a child. Describe the story and its significance.

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

5. 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?

6. In Chapter 2, what evidence does the author give that demonstrates the sibling rivalry between Tycho and his brother and sister?

7. Describe the scene in which Tycho and his family are introduced in the second chapter.

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

9. Angela is aware that Mrs. Potter does not like her. How is this demonstrated when she visits Tycho the day after Africa's phone call?

10. 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?

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