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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. Tcyho and Angela park the car in Chapter 5, and as they are walking down the street, whom do they encounter?
2. According to Tycho, what property does truth have?
3. What does Angela threaten when she hears what Tycho has to say about her plan?
4. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?
5. In the first scene in the novel, Angela is awakened by ____.
Short Essay Questions
1. The day after Angela sees Roland in the coffee shop, she wakes up with a new determination. What is she determined to do?
2. 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?
3. Angela asks Tycho to agree with her that her feeling of curiosity about Roland is natural and reasonable. How does Tycho respond?
4. 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?
5. Although Tycho's brother Richard appears only a few times in the novel, in Chapter 2, he is described in some detail. How is Richard's character portrayed?
6. What does Angela's sharing her secret with Tycho, rather than with Robin, indicate about her relationships with the two boys?
7. While Dido and Angela are having a picnic breakfast, Angela becomes angry at her mother. Why? What does she accuse her mother of?
8. In Chapter 4, Tycho puts forth an interesting idea about truth. Describe what he thinks about truth.
9. 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.
10. In Chapter 3, the author portrays Angela as somewhat of a rebel and a bit unconventional. How do we know this?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter 7, it is clear that Dido would prefer that Angela date Tycho, rather than Robin, because she considers Tycho safer. Do you consider this an odd preference, given what you know about the way that Dido chooses to live her life?
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
During the picnic breakfast Angela and Dido have, what do we learn about the kind of relationship that exists between the two of them? Do you get a positive impression of Dido from this scene? Why or why not?
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