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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 12, which character says, "Chance favors the prepared mind"?

2. During their phone call, Dido tells Tycho that she is worried. What is she worried about?

3. At the end of Chapter 9, Angela refuses to take a ride home with Tycho. He gives her $10 and leaves. Where does he go?

4. Dido finally tells Angela the truth about how she and Roland parted. What does she say?

5. Angela tells Tycho that she left the bar with a stranger but decided not to sleep with him. Why not?

Short Essay Questions

1. After their night together, Tycho is a changed man. Describe how Angela responds to the apparent changes in him?

2. Once Tycho's family has gone to Africa's party, he decides to call Angela. Describe what happens when he does.

3. Angela is very upset by what Roland tells her in his office, and she decides to phone Dido and confront her. What does she tell Dido on the phone?

4. 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?

5. 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?

6. As Angela and Tycho walking toward her house, describe what occurs?

7. In Chapter 10, Mrs. Potter's character is seen in much more detail. Describe how she is portrayed.

8. Describe the conversation that takes place between Angela and her grandmother in Chapter 15?

9. 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?

10. When Tycho learns what has happened in Roland's office, he tries to comfort Angela. How? And how does Angela respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

In Chapter 8, Angela enlists Tycho's help to carry off her plan to confront her father. While he waits for her in the car, he reads a book. What is the theme in the book that has caught his attention? And what is the significance of that theme to the events of the novel?

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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