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

2. When Tycho finally gets home at the end of the book, who does he meet as he is coming through the gate to his house?
(a) Hamish.
(b) Hudson.
(c) Richard.
(d) Africa.

3. Dido explains why she didn't answer the phone the previous night. What does she say?
(a) She was angry at Angela and didn't want to speak with her.
(b) Angela must have dialed a wrong number.
(c) She took the phone off the hook so she could sleep.
(d) She was out for a walk and missed the call.

4. Tycho's mother knows Tycho has a crush on Angela. What does she tell him?
(a) She says he should forget about Angela.
(b) Everyone falls for an unsuitable person at some point, but the feeling will pass.
(c) She says Tycho should tell Angela how he feels.
(d) She says Tycho should be happy just being friends because Angela does not return his feelings.

5. Dido finally tells Angela the truth about how she and Roland parted. What does she say?
(a) Roland joined the Army, and she didn't know where he was.
(b) Dido broke up the relationship because she didn't love Roland.
(c) Roland promised to marry her but then disappeared to Australia, and Dido has not seen him since.
(d) Roland promised to divorce his wife so he could marry Dido.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Tycho learn in the course of the phone call he makes?

2. Angela tells Tycho about her evening. She says she has been at a bar called ____.

3. Just as Angela and Tycho free the person trapped in the car, what happens?

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

5. Before Tycho and Angela leave for her house in Chapter 13, what do they do?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 10, Richard and Mr. Potter return from the liquor store, and is it clear they are in the middle of an argument. What is the argument about, and what does this scene tell us about Mr. Potter?

2. When Angela and Tycho wake up in the morning after having spent the night together, why does Angela become upset?

3. Tycho asks his mother, while they are alone, where he got his name. What does his reaction to what she says tell you about him?

4. Describe what happens when Angela first appears in Tycho's house at midnight.

5. After their night together, Tycho is a changed man. Describe how Angela responds to the apparent changes in him?

6. After Angela and Tycho drag Jerry from the car, what do they do?

7. As Angela and Tycho walking toward her house, describe what occurs?

8. After the accident, Tycho returns home to find his family in an uproar. What has happened to upset the Potters?

9. During his conversation with Dido on the phone, Dido says she called Tycho earlier and left a message. How does Tycho react to this news?

10. What does Angela say and do that illustrates that she has changed her mind about Tycho and wants to change the nature of their relationship?

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