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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sebastian says that when he was young, Nana would tell him that they lived inside what kind of object?
(a) A golf ball.
(b) A ruby.
(c) An igloo.
(d) A snow globe.

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) Philanthropic action.
(c) My community.
(d) Futurist thinking.

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

4. In what state do Nana and Sebastian live?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Idaho.

5. What does Janice Whitcomb repeatedly cite as the reason that Mr. Whitcomb is never home?
(a) He is frequently in the hospital for heart trouble.
(b) He travels a lot for his sales job.
(c) He and Janice are legally separated.
(d) He spends a lot of time taking care of his ill mother.

6. What item does Nana name as Sebastian's sales quota for the day the Whitcombs arrive?
(a) A map of their unique home.
(b) A framed photograph of their unique home.
(c) A painting of their unique home.
(d) A glow-in-the-dark replica of their unique home.

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

8. 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 bird.
(b) A sock.
(c) A trash can.
(d) An American flag.

9. What fact does Sebastian discover about Buckminster Fuller when he realizes he can see through the portions of the biography that Nana has blacked out?
(a) He had been romantically involved with Nana.
(b) He had earned a college degree at the age of twelve.
(c) He had been a con man.
(d) He had spent a lot of time in brothels.

10. 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) Puts a hand on his shoulder.
(b) Hugs him.
(c) Shakes his hand.
(d) Kisses his cheek.

11. 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.

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

13. What is the only word Sebastian recognizes from the first punk song Jared ever plays for him?
(a) Maggots.
(b) Rage.
(c) Anarchy.
(d) Girlfriend.

14. What drink does Sebastian experience for the first time to accompany his first grilled cheese sandwich ever?
(a) A ginger ale.
(b) A strawberry soda.
(c) A grape soda.
(d) A cola.

15. What does Jared call Janice when she asks Jared if he has played his electric guitar for Sebastian?
(a) Janice.
(b) Dollface.
(c) Mother.
(d) Mommy.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. 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?

3. When Sebastian first decides to disobey Nana by learning about punk rock music online, what subject does he continue to study across the room between web searches?

4. For what purpose does Sebastian regularly scale his house using suction cups?

5. Nana tells Sebastian that he can be just like Buckminster Fuller and can help people become what adjective?

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