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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Angela tells Roland she wants nothing from him, he hints that ______.
(a) There is no formal proof that she is Dido's actual daughter.
(b) He has a great dislike of Dido.
(c) His real name isn't Roland.
(d) There is no proof she is biologically related to him.

2. When Angela leaves the office building, what does she do?
(a) She decides to try to see Roland again.
(b) She decides to call her mother and tell her she has seen Roland.
(c) She calls her mother and tells her she will be late getting home.
(d) She goes for coffee with Tycho and tells him what has happened.

3. In Chapter 9, how is Roland's office building described?
(a) An elegant warehouse.
(b) Huge but ugly.
(c) A pink-and-cream structure.
(d) Boring and efficiently laid out.

4. When Angela tells Roland about growing up poor, what does he disclose to her?
(a) That Dido refused to take money from him for Angela.
(b) That he didn't even know she existed.
(c) That he never sent child support payments to Dido.
(d) That he doesn't really care about what she's experienced.

5. In Chapter 12, when Angela suddenly appears at his house, Tycho thinks she looks ______.
(a) Tired.
(b) Disreputable.
(c) Sad.
(d) Dirty.

6. During Angela's midnight visit to Tycho's, she tells him he must never _____.
(a) Drink as much as she has tonight.
(b) Tell Dido she has been drinking.
(c) Ask questions about Roland.
(d) Want another girl.

7. How does Roland initially act toward Angela in Chapter 9?
(a) He is polite.
(b) He smiles.
(c) He is hostile and rude.
(d) He tells her he is glad to meet her.

8. Once he gets off the phone with Dido, Tycho goes outside. What is he planning to do?
(a) Watch Jupiter.
(b) Watch the street for any sign of Angela.
(c) Go to look for Angela.
(d) Have a cigarette.

9. Dido asks Tycho a pointed question during their telephone call. What does she ask?
(a) She asks if Tycho had given Angela the idea of trying to meet Roland.
(b) She asks whether Tycho was aware of Angela's plan to meet Roland.
(c) She asks if Tycho has a crush on Angela.
(d) She asks if Tycho thinks Robin is a suitable match for Angela.

10. When Tycho's family goes to the party, he is home alone and suddenly feels ____.
(a) Afraid and nervous.
(b) Free of his family and happy.
(c) Uncomfortable with the silence in the house.
(d) Comfortable; he loves the solitude.

11. Who arrives just as Angela and Tycho are preparing to leave the accident scene in search of a phone?
(a) Mrs. Cherry.
(b) The paramedics.
(c) Dido.
(d) Roland.

12. Despite her anger with Dido about Roland in Chapter 13, Angela bursts into tears when she finds out _____.
(a) Dido's is trapped in the car, but she is unharmed.
(b) The car is totalled, but Dido has escaped with only minor injuries.
(c) Dido is badly hurt in the accident.
(d) Dido is not in the car.

13. Tycho's mother expresses her opinion of Angela. What does she say?
(a) Angela is from a broken home, so she is unstable.
(b) Angela is unfriendly and negative.
(c) Angela is stuck-up.
(d) Angela is just using Tycho.

14. Angela tells Tycho about her evening. She says she has been at a bar called ____.
(a) Haydon's.
(b) Hamden's.
(c) Harvie's.
(d) Hudson's.

15. As Tycho hangs up the phone after the late night call while his family is at the party, what startles him?
(a) A noise in the attic.
(b) Angela is standing behind him.
(c) The radio suddenly turns itself on.
(d) His mother is standing behind him.

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 12, which character says, "Chance favors the prepared mind"?

2. Roland seems to know that Angela is shocked by what he has told her. What does he say to try to make her feel better?

3. At the end of Chapter 9, Angela refuses to take a ride home with Tycho. He gives her $10 and leaves. Where does he go?

4. Tycho believes Angela is out of his league because she is beautiful, and he doesn't think he is very attractive. His mother tells him that beauty is only skin deep. What is Tycho's response?

5. The morning after the party Angela makes suggestions about how Tycho could improve _____.

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