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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. Angela tells Tycho that she left the bar with a stranger but decided not to sleep with him. Why not?
2. As Tycho and Angela approach the car in Chapter 14, what do they hear?
3. When Tycho hears what has happened in Roland's office, how does he try to comfort Angela?
4. In Chapter 15, what does Angela do to help one of the accident victims?
5. During their phone call, Dido tells Tycho that she is worried. What is she worried about?
Short Essay Questions
1. After their night together, Tycho is a changed man. Describe how Angela responds to the apparent changes in him?
2. After Angela and Tycho drag Jerry from the car, what do they do?
3. What do Angela and Tycho find when they hurry to the scene of the accident?
4. In Chapter 10, Richard and Mr. Potter return from the liquor store, and is it clear they are in the middle of an argument. What is the argument about, and what does this scene tell us about Mr. Potter?
5. During his conversation with Dido on the phone, Dido says she called Tycho earlier and left a message. How does Tycho react to this news?
6. Describe the conversation that takes place between Angela and her grandmother in Chapter 15?
7. 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?
8. 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?
9. When Angela and Tycho wake up in the morning after having spent the night together, why does Angela become upset?
10. While Angela and Tycho are tending to Jerry's injuries, who arrives on the scene? Why is Angela relieved at this arrival?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
When Angela realizes that Dido has lied to her, she is both shocked and very angry, and tells Dido that she does not want any parents at all. What underlies her anger? Is her reaction justified? Is she reacting in an immature way? Support your opinion with reference to the text.
Essay Topic 2
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.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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