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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. When Angela hears the truth about the relationship between her mother and father, what does she realize?

2. Tycho tries to tend to the accident victim's injuries. How?

3. What does Angela reveal to Tycho that she spent the $10 he gave her on?

4. What do Angela and Tycho notice about the state of the car that was involved in the accident?

5. Dido explains why she didn't answer the phone the previous night. What does she say?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Angela demonstrate that she is aware of Tycho's attraction to her?

2. When Angela and Tycho wake up in the morning after having spent the night together, why does Angela become upset?

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

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

5. Dido finally tells Angela the whole story of the relationship between her and Roland. What does Angela find out?

6. After Angela and Tycho drag Jerry from the car, what do they do?

7. During her confrontation with her father, Angela learns the extent to which Dido has fabricated the story of her birth and Roland's attitude. What does she learn?

8. Chapter 9 is a pivotal one, in that Angela finally has a chance to meet with Roland. Describe Roland's reaction to the meeting.

9. After Angela has taken a shower and borrowed some of Tycho's clean clothes, she tells him where she has been since they parted at Roland's office. What does she say?

10. Describe the difficulty Angela and Tycho are faced with in attempting to get to Angela's house.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Roland clearly believes that he does not owe Angela anything or have any responsibility toward her. Is he correct in this? What does this attitude tell you about the kind of person he is at heart?

Essay Topic 2

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?

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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