1. Why does Angela want to find out about her father? How is what she finds out at odds with what her mother has told her and with Angela's romantic notion about their relationship?

2. What is the nature of the relation ship between Angela and Tycho? Why do they become friends in the first place and how does their relationship change as the book progresses? Is this an example of how opposites attract?

3. When you see the car go over the cliff, do you assume with Angela that it is Dido? What leads us to expect this?

4. Why does Tycho leave Angela standing by the telephone booth after her meeting with her father?

5. The novel portrays two different families—Angela's and Tycho's. Describe each family and compare and contrast the two.

6. What role does science play in Tycho's life? How does he use science...