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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. In the first scene in the novel, Angela is awakened by ____.
2. Tycho counts the hours until _____.
3. Angela says she has also seen her father another time. Where?
4. When Angela finds out where her father lives, what does she do?
5. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. While Tycho waits for Angela to return from her father's office, he reads a book. What is the book about, and how does it mirror the events in the novel itself?
3. 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.
4. 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?
5. Mr. Potter is portrayed as someone who is unsure of his position in the family. Describe how the author establishes this.
6. While Dido and Angela are having a picnic breakfast, Angela becomes angry at her mother. Why? What does she accuse her mother of?
7. Describe the scene in which Tycho and his family are introduced in the second chapter.
8. 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?
9. 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?
10. Angela tells Tycho about a story Dido used to tell her when she was a child. Describe the story and its significance.
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Tycho and Angela finally get together in a romantic sense, who initiates their first sexual encounter and how? What factors do you think have influenced Angela's change of heart with respect to dating Tycho?
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter 9, we get a more complete picture of Roland. In contrast to the falsehoods Dido has told Angela, Roland insists on telling Angela the truth. Is Roland being unnecessary cruel in this respect? What does this scene demonstrate about Roland and Dido as parents? As human beings?
Essay Topic 3
Describe the way in which Dido is introduced in the novel and what this initial view of her tells the reader about her nature, character, and personality. Use specific examples from the text to illustrate.
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