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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Tycho counts the hours until _____.
(a) He will see Angela again.
(b) He can leave home for good.
(c) He has to go to school.
(d) He has to go to work.

2. While Angela and her mother are having breakfast, Dido interrogates Angela about ____.
(a) Why Angela is trying to meet her father.
(b) What Angela plans to do that day.
(c) Robin's character.
(d) What Angela did the night before.

3. When Tycho points out that her father doesn't seem very happy to see Angela, how does she react?
(a) Angela defends him.
(b) Angela says he probably didn't recognize her.
(c) Angela says Tycho is being too negative.
(d) Angela gets angry with Tycho.

4. Angela's boyfriend's name is ____.
(a) Ted.
(b) Robert.
(c) Tycho.
(d) Robin.

5. Richard tells his father that both he and Tycho feel _____ toward Africa.
(a) Affection.
(b) Love.
(c) Hatred.
(d) Jealousy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Angela brings up the idea of a reconciliation between her parents, her mother rejects the idea. Why?

2. When her mother asks why Angela doesn't date Tycho instead of Robin, what reason does she give?

3. When Angela finds out where her father lives, what does she do?

4. Richard is groaning about the possibility that Africa will return home. What does Tycho tell him?

5. Angela tells Dido that the night before, she and Robin went to hear a band at ____.

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the scene in which Tycho and his family are introduced in the second chapter.

2. Angela tells Tycho about a story Dido used to tell her when she was a child. Describe the story and its significance.

3. Angela is aware that Mrs. Potter does not like her. How is this demonstrated when she visits Tycho the day after Africa's phone call?

4. Describe Tycho's reaction when he and Angela encounter a group of men with motorcycles as they are on their way to the secret location.

5. In Chapter 3, the author portrays Angela as somewhat of a rebel and a bit unconventional. How do we know this?

6. After seeing Roland, Angela recounts how she went about finding out about him. What does she tell Tycho?

7. When Tycho attempts to talk Angela out of her plan to visit her father's office, Angela's response gives the reader an idea of how well she actually understands Tycho. How is this made clear?

8. In Chapter 4, Tycho puts forth an interesting idea about truth. Describe what he thinks about truth.

9. While Tycho waits for Angela to return from her father's office, he reads a book. What is the book about, and how does it mirror the events in the novel itself?

10. Although Tycho does not appear until Chapter 2, we learn a fair amount about him through being privy to Angela's thoughts. How is Tycho described in the first chapter?

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