View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 13, A Leap into the Abyss.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Angela do when the two men enter the building she and Tycho are in?
(a) Starts talking to Tycho and ignores the men.
(b) Turns her back.
(c) Pretends she doesn't see the two men.
(d) Removes her sunglasses and stares at one of the men.

2. Who interrupts the discussion between Angela and Roland?
(a) Tycho.
(b) The receptionist.
(c) Roland's mother-in-law.
(d) Roland's mother.

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

4. What does Angela reveal to Tycho that she spent the $10 he gave her on?
(a) A taxi ride to the bar.
(b) A gift for him.
(c) A taxi ride to Tycho's house.
(d) Drinks at the bar.

5. Richard says it wouldn't be fair to their parents if Africa moves back home. Why?
(a) Their parents are too old.
(b) Their mother will end up being a built-in babysitter.
(c) The house is too small.
(d) Their parents can't afford to take care of her.

Short Answer Questions

1. What motivates Angela to search for her father?

2. Tycho's family is scheduled to go to a party. Who is the party for?

3. What is the significance, in Chapter 3, of the quote, "Nothing exists but atoms and the void."

4. When Tycho wakes up the morning after the party, his family is not there. Why?

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

(see the answer key)

This section contains 352 words (approx. 2 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample