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

2. What kind of plan does Sebastian tell Jared he has when he sends an email accepting Jared's offer to a position in Jared's band?
(a) Naive.
(b) Sensible.
(c) Foolproof.
(d) Great.

3. What object is present in the framed photographs of Nana and Sebastian's house that Sebastian says no one ever notices unless he points it out?
(a) A trash can.
(b) A sock.
(c) A bird.
(d) An American flag.

4. For what purpose do the Whitcombs arrive at Sebastian and Nana's house the first time they come?
(a) To sell homeowners' insurance.
(b) As part of a cleaning crew.
(c) As tourists.
(d) To take photographs for the local newspaper.

5. Before their first band practice, what does Jared tell Sebastian that Janice wants him to do by the end of the month?
(a) Apologize to Meredith.
(b) Come to church.
(c) Make a new friend.
(d) Go back to school.

Short Answer Questions

1. What denomination is the church to which the Whitcomb family belongs?

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

3. What question does Sebastian write on his note card during the youth group activity?

4. What does Nana cite as the reason that she had not attended Buckminster Fuller's funeral?

5. What does Sebastian notice in a tree outside Jared's house the first time he visits him?

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