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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7, A Road of Blood and Flowers.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho says people avoided him when he was younger because ___.
(a) His mother is mean.
(b) Richard spread lies about him.
(c) They were afraid he would be rude to them.
(d) His father is disabled.

2. Angela's mother says she couldn't stay with Angela's father because ____.
(a) He didn't love her.
(b) He didn't know she was pregnant.
(c) He was married.
(d) He was moving to Wales.

3. What is Angela's response when the man she believes is her father reacts the way he does?
(a) She gets angry.
(b) She sighs a sigh of relief.
(c) She starts to cry.
(d) She makes a joke to Tycho about how they resemble each other.

4. What philosopher does Tycho mention in Chapter 4?
(a) Galileo.
(b) Marx.
(c) Socrates.
(d) Pythagoras.

5. Tycho is surprised when he watches Richard dressing. Why?
(a) Richard puts on a pair of clean briefs and then a pair of old ones with holes over top.
(b) Richard puts on a pair of his father's socks.
(c) Richard is dressing in his best clothes.
(d) Richard is wearing a tie.

Short Answer Questions

1. Being from a single-parent family, Angela considers herself part of _____.

2. Tycho compares common sense and ______.

3. Angela's boyfriend's name is ____.

4. Chapter 3 reveals that Tycho's mother is effectively the head of the household. Why?

5. What philosophical idea does Tycho discuss with Angela?

(see the answer key)

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