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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Experiments in Rocking - Chapter 20: The Mission.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What night of the week does Sebastian realize that he has inadvertently made plans with both Meredith and Jared for the same night?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Friday.
(d) Thursday.

2. What is NOT one reason the Greater Intellect cites when it tells Buckminster Fuller that he should not commit suicide?
(a) He would be hurting others.
(b) He does not have the right to kill himself.
(c) He is important to the universe.
(d) He is too strong a swimmer to drown himself.

3. Nana tells Sebastian that an education means knowing how to do what?
(a) Do everything.
(b) Have common sense.
(c) Live fiercely.
(d) Support yourself.

4. What does Sebastian uncover about Sid Vicious's amplifier in his research about the punk rock icon?
(a) It was vintage circa 1932.
(b) It caught fire.
(c) It was rarely plugged in.
(d) It had a 500-watt power source.

5. For how many hours does Sebastian sleep after he gets kicked out of Nana's house and passes out in Janice's van?
(a) Three.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Ten.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Janice tell Sebastian that transplanted hearts usually last at a maximum?

2. When Sebastian calls Jared for the first time and Jared asks why he has called, what does Sebastian reveal to the reader that he then has the urge to do?

3. Buckminster Fuller thought that the largest problem with the planet Earth was that it did not come with what?

4. Before their first band practice, what does Jared tell Sebastian that Janice wants him to do by the end of the month?

5. What technique within Buckminster Fuller's philosophy does Sebastian apply to the band's songwriting?

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