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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Chapter 8 makes clear that Tycho has another reason for responding to Angela's plan as he does. What is the other reason?
(a) He thinks Dido will be upset with him for helping Angela.
(b) He thinks Robin will be upset with him for helping Angela.
(c) He is afraid Angela's father will represent competition for her attention and affections.
(d) He thinks Angela's father is self-absorbed.

2. After Angela calls Dido in Chapter 13, she and Tycho decide to walk to her house because _____.
(a) Richard refuses to let Tycho use the car.
(b) Angela's car is in the shop for servicing.
(c) Tycho's car is broken down.
(d) It is Saturday morning, and there are no buses until later.

3. Which is the eldest of the siblings in Tycho's family?
(a) Tycho.
(b) Richard.
(c) Africa.
(d) They are triplets.

4. Tycho asks his mother where his name originated. What does his mother tell him?
(a) She saw the name in an advertisement on television.
(b) There is a star called Tycho, and his mother thought that was a romantic name.
(c) She saw the name in a magazine at a doctor's office.
(d) Her great-great-grandfather was named Tycho.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At the beginning of Chapter 7, when Angela wakes up the morning after seeing her father, what does she decide to do?

2. What is Richard's reaction to the news that Africa is coming home?

3. Tycho says people avoided him when he was younger because ___.

4. What does Angela say that indicates she has romanticized the relationship between her mother and father?

5. When Angela tells Roland about growing up poor, what does he disclose to her?

(see the answer key)

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