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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 and Tycho arrive at the scene of the car accident, who asks for their help?

2. Just as Angela and Tycho free the person trapped in the car, what happens?

3. Before Tycho and Angela leave for her house in Chapter 13, what do they do?

4. In Chapter 11, who does Tycho decide to make a phone call to?

5. Who keeps staring at Angela while she waits in Roland's office?

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

2. Angela and Tycho react in very different ways to the accident. How does each react?

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

4. Tycho asks his mother, while they are alone, where he got his name. What does his reaction to what she says tell you about him?

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

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

7. 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?

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. 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?

10. 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.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

When Tycho and Angela finally get together in a romantic sense, who initiates their first sexual encounter and how? What factors do you think have influenced Angela's change of heart with respect to dating Tycho?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

In the closing chapter of the novel, Dido has finally told Angela the whole truth about Roland; Tycho has become a hero, and Angela and Tycho have embarked on a new stage in their relationship. Both Angela and Tycho have grown up in different ways. Describe how their respective experiences throughout the novel have helped them to become more mature.

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