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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. Richard tells his father that both he and Tycho feel _____ toward Africa.
2. What is Richard's reaction to the news that Africa is coming home?
3. Tycho counts the hours until _____.
4. Angela's best friend's name is ___.
5. What does Angela know that she keeps from her mother?
Short Essay Questions
1. What is the significance of the quote, "Where do we go from here?" at the end of Chapter 4?
2. What secret is Angela keeping from her mother in Chapter 1?
3. 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?
4. How does the author make clear that Angela and the man in the coffee shop who resembles her are from entirely different worlds?
5. The day after Angela sees Roland in the coffee shop, she wakes up with a new determination. What is she determined to do?
6. Dido asks Angela, during the picnic breakfast, why she doesn't date Tycho rather than Robin. Why? How does Angela respond?
7. Angela asks Tycho to agree with her that her feeling of curiosity about Roland is natural and reasonable. How does Tycho respond?
8. Describe the scene in which Tycho and his family are introduced in the second chapter.
9. 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?
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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Although Tycho clearly thinks of Angela as very responsible (e.g., he is shocked when he learns she has not gone home after her confrontation with Roland), it also clear that Angela does have a rather rebellious, daring streak. Describe two or three examples of this rebellious side of Angela's character, and say why you think she is acting in such a manner in those situations.
Essay Topic 2
While the rest of the Potters go to Africa's party, Tycho stays home alone. When he speaks with Dido on the phone, she asks him if he were aware of Angela's plans to confront Roland. How does he answer, and why do you think he answers in this way?
Essay Topic 3
Overall, Tycho is portrayed as very practical and rationale. However, we see a different side of him when he questions his mother about the origins of his name. What do his hopes about how he came to be called Tycho reveal about him?
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