The Catalogue of the Universe Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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The Catalogue of the Universe Quiz | Eight Week Quiz A

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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3, Family Matters.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the significance, in Chapter 3, of the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void."
(a) Tycho has pinned this quote over his bed.
(b) Tycho quotes this to Richard.
(c) Tycho's father is an atomic scientist.
(d) Angela has given Tycho a card with this quote on it.

2. What does Angela know that she keeps from her mother?
(a) That her father has contacted her.
(b) Her father's home address and place of business.
(c) That her mother is lying.
(d) Her father's wife's name.

3. Tycho counts the hours until _____.
(a) He can leave home for good.
(b) He has to go to work.
(c) He has to go to school.
(d) He will see Angela again.

4. When Angela brings up the idea of a reconciliation between her parents, her mother rejects the idea. Why?
(a) She doesn't want to get Angela's hopes up.
(b) She likes living alone.
(c) She doesn't want to disrupt her lifestyle.
(d) She is too tired to pursue a relationship, and they've both changed too much.

5. What sound does Angela hear when she wakes up?
(a) Her mother talking to herself.
(b) Her mother mowing the grass.
(c) Her mother playing the harp.
(d) Her mother scything the grass.

Short Answer Questions

1. Angela's mother's name is ____.

2. Angela's best friend's name is ___.

3. In the first scene in the novel, Angela is awakened by ____.

4. How do Richard and Tycho describe Africa?

5. Richard is groaning about the possibility that Africa will return home. What does Tycho tell him?

(see the answer key)

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