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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4, The Wobble in the Cemetery of the World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Angela's mother says she values two things in her life, _____ and Angela.
(a) Creativity.
(b) Art.
(c) Solitude.
(d) Tycho.

2. What is the purpose of the early-morning phone call in Chapter 2?
(a) Africa has had an argument with her husband and wants her parents to come and get her.
(b) Africa has had an argument with her husband and wants her parents to call the police.
(c) Angela wants Tycho to help her find her father.
(d) Angela wants to tell Tycho about her conversation with her mother.

3. Richard goads Tycho about the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void," saying he is ____.
(a) So naive.
(b) So middle class.
(c) So boring.
(d) So ridiculous.

4. What is Angela's nickname for her best friend?
(a) Tyke.
(b) Tai.
(c) Pal.
(d) Tyko.

5. In Chapter 3, how is Richard described?
(a) Easygoing with an ironic sense of humor.
(b) Lazy but kind.
(c) Rebellious but good-hearted.
(d) Rebellious, irresponsible, and selfish.

Short Answer Questions

1. Africa changes her story in the second phone call. What does she say?

2. The morning after the middle-of-the-night phone call, why does Richard go into Tycho's room?

3. What philosophical idea does Tycho discuss with Angela?

4. When Robin offers to pick Angela up later in the day, she refuses. Why?

5. In Chapter 2, who makes an early-morning phone call?

(see the answer key)

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