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

2. When Angela leaves the office building, what does she do?
(a) She decides to call her mother and tell her she has seen Roland.
(b) She decides to try to see Roland again.
(c) She goes for coffee with Tycho and tells him what has happened.
(d) She calls her mother and tells her she will be late getting home.

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

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

5. After Angela calls Dido in Chapter 13, she and Tycho decide to walk to her house because _____.
(a) It is Saturday morning, and there are no buses until later.
(b) Angela's car is in the shop for servicing.
(c) Tycho's car is broken down.
(d) Richard refuses to let Tycho use the car.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. As Tycho hangs up the phone after the late night call while his family is at the party, what startles him?

3. In Chapter 15, what does Angela do to help one of the accident victims?

4. As Tycho and Angela talk over the events of the last few days, they make a decision about their relationship. What do they decide?

5. In Chapter 11, what book is Tycho reading?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Angela and Tycho find when they hurry to the scene of the accident?

2. What happens to cut short Tycho's recounting of the accident to Richard?

3. When Tycho learns, during his conversation on the phone with Dido, that Angela has not returned home, what does his reaction tell us about his perception of Angela?

4. While Tycho is outside on the porch, Richard calls from the party. What does Richard say, and what does this mean for the unfolding of the story?

5. After their night together, Tycho is a changed man. Describe how Angela responds to the apparent changes in him?

6. As Angela and Tycho walking toward her house, describe what occurs?

7. When Tycho learns what has happened in Roland's office, he tries to comfort Angela. How? And how does Angela respond?

8. In Chapter 10, Mrs. Potter's character is seen in much more detail. Describe how she is portrayed.

9. What does Angela say and do that illustrates that she has changed her mind about Tycho and wants to change the nature of their relationship?

10. Angela is very upset by what Roland tells her in his office, and she decides to phone Dido and confront her. What does she tell Dido on the phone?

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