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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. During Angela's midnight visit to Tycho's, she tells him he must never _____.

2. Tycho believes Angela is out of his league because she is beautiful, and he doesn't think he is very attractive. His mother tells him that beauty is only skin deep. What is Tycho's response?

3. Who do Angela and Tycho discover sitting in the brush beside the car?

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

5. Despite her anger with Dido about Roland in Chapter 13, Angela bursts into tears when she finds out _____.

Short Essay Questions

1. 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?

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

3. While Angela and Tycho are tending to Jerry's injuries, who arrives on the scene? Why is Angela relieved at this arrival?

4. 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.

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

7. What does Angela say and do that illustrates that she has changed her mind about Tycho and wants to change the nature of their relationship?

8. 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?

9. 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?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Overall, Tycho is portrayed as very practical and rationale. However, we see a different side of him when he questions his mother about the origins of his name. What do his hopes about how he came to be called Tycho reveal about him?

Essay Topic 2

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).

Essay Topic 3

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.

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