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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 Chapter 11, who does Tycho decide to make a phone call to?
2. In Chapter 16, Angela receives a surprise telephone call from _____.
3. Dido finally tells Angela the truth about how she and Roland parted. What does she say?
4. The person sitting beside the car is injured. What kind of injury does the person have?
5. When Angela hears the truth about the relationship between her mother and father, what does she realize?
Short Essay Questions
1. While Tycho is outside on the porch, Richard calls from the party. What does Richard say, and what does this mean for the unfolding of the story?
2. How does Angela demonstrate that she is aware of Tycho's attraction to her?
3. Although Mrs. Potter is very traditional, it is also clear that she tries to be supportive of Tycho. With reference to Chapter 10, show how she does this.
4. After their night together, Tycho is a changed man. Describe how Angela responds to the apparent changes in him?
5. When Tycho learns what has happened in Roland's office, he tries to comfort Angela. How? And how does Angela respond?
6. 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?
7. As Angela and Tycho walking toward her house, describe what occurs?
8. 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?
9. Chapter 9 is a pivotal one, in that Angela finally has a chance to meet with Roland. Describe Roland's reaction to the meeting.
10. After the accident, Tycho returns home to find his family in an uproar. What has happened to upset the Potters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Tycho insists that Angela be honest with herself about her motives for wanting to meet Roland and about her expectations. Is Tycho playing the devil's advocate here, or is he demonstrating that he is a true friend? Discuss your impressions of Tycho's actions in this respect.
Essay Topic 2
Seeing how upset Angela is at the meeting with Roland in the coffee shop, and his rejection of her, Tycho advises her to write off her father altogether. Based on what we know of Tycho from the text, what do you think are his motives for giving this advice?
Essay Topic 3
Richard and Tycho are portrayed as two very different characters, but in some ways they are also quite similar. Discuss both their difference and their similarities (especially with respect to their attitudes toward Africa).
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