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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nana hope her modification of the geodesic dome will achieve?
(a) It will remind others about the relationship between humans and Earth.
(b) It will remind others about the relationship between plants and animals.
(c) It will remind others about the relationship between animals and humans.
(d) It will remind others about the relationship between God and the universe.

2. What is Nana's legal first name?
(a) Josephine.
(b) Ruby.
(c) Martha.
(d) Rosalind.

3. What is NOT one thing Janice mentions to Sebastian as one of Jared's problems when she drops him off at the dome for the first time?
(a) His lack of the ability to get along with his family members.
(b) His immaturity.
(c) His health.
(d) His lack of social skills.

4. What does Janice do when she drops off Sebastian at the dome for the first time that makes Sebastian wonder how often other families touch each other?
(a) Kisses his cheek.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Puts a hand on his shoulder.
(d) Shakes his hand.

5. What action does Jared ask Sebastian to take so that he will not get caught smoking in his bedroom?
(a) Use room spray.
(b) Put a towel under the door.
(c) Turn on the ceiling fan.
(d) Tell him when Janice has driven away.

6. What does Sebastian notice in a tree outside Jared's house the first time he visits him?
(a) A purple pair of sneakers.
(b) A flag.
(c) A frisbee.
(d) A kite.

7. 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) Without pause.
(b) Alone.
(c) Fearlessly.
(d) With others.

8. What is the name of the first record store that Sebastian ever visits in his life?
(a) It's Only a Record Store but I Like It.
(b) Everyday Tunes.
(c) The Record Collector.
(d) Rock 'n Troll.

9. What does the strong vinegary odor in Jared's room turn out to be?
(a) Urine.
(b) Disinfectant.
(c) Gin.
(d) Medication.

10. What denomination is the church to which the Whitcomb family belongs?
(a) Methodist.
(b) Lutheran.
(c) Unitarian.
(d) Catholic.

11. The first time Sebastian hears punk rock music, what simile does he use to describe the sound inside his head?
(a) Like a can opener.
(b) Like a mushroom cloud.
(c) Like a bomb.
(d) Like a chainsaw.

12. Nana tells Sebastian that he can be just like Buckminster Fuller and can help people become what adjective?
(a) Smart.
(b) Happy.
(c) Free.
(d) Enlightened.

13. What does Janice instruct the youth group members to write on their note cards that they will then burn?
(a) Something they hate.
(b) Something they covet.
(c) Something they want to forget.
(d) Something holding them back.

14. Buckminster Fuller thought that the largest problem with the planet Earth was that it did not come with what?
(a) A caretaker.
(b) An implosion button.
(c) An instruction booklet.
(d) A maid.

15. What does Sebestian tell the record store clerk that convinces the clerk to sell Sebastian a CD normally restricted from purchase by minors?
(a) It is the first CD he has ever bought.
(b) His grandmother just had a stroke.
(c) He is an orphan.
(d) He lives in the dome on the hill.

Short Answer Questions

1. What term does Sebastian use to refer to his instrument in the band that prompts Jared to tell him never to call it that again?

2. When Nana is allowed to go home after three days in the hospital, what are her first words to Sebastian after she calls his name in the night?

3. 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?

4. Nana tells Sebastian that an education means knowing how to do what?

5. What is the only word Sebastian recognizes from the first punk song Jared ever plays for him?

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