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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. One of Buckminster Fuller's guiding principles says, "I will forge my journey" in a particular way "to keep accepting and totally boneheaded notions from blinding me to truth" (7). What is that the particular way the principle says one's journey should be forged?
(a) Fearlessly.
(b) Without pause.
(c) Alone.
(d) With others.

2. One of Buckminster Fuller's guiding principles by which Sebastian and Nana live says, "Every day I will give myself wholly to" (7) what?
(a) Self-awareness.
(b) Futurist thinking.
(c) Philanthropic action.
(d) My community.

3. When Jared is mean to Sebastian during their first visit at Jared's house and Sebastian tries to leave, what stops him?
(a) Jared's admission about the source of his room's smell.
(b) Janice's offer of grilled cheese sandwiches.
(c) Jared's apology.
(d) A rainstorm.

4. One of Buckminster Fuller's visions was called a Cloud Nine. How did he define a Cloud Nine?
(a) A state of pure bliss.
(b) A heated, levitating domicile.
(c) A puffy pastry that would raise one's IQ.
(d) A terrible nuclear explosion.

5. In what season does the novel's story begin?
(a) Fall.
(b) Winter.
(c) Summer.
(d) Spring.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sebastian say to the Whitcombs just after he tells them his name?

2. On the back of the tee shirts that Jared makes for the band members, what is the stick figure wearing?

3. The first time Sebastian hears punk rock music, what simile does he use to describe the sound inside his head?

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

5. Whom does Jared name as the first punk rocker?

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