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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What emotion does Sebastian finally realize he has been feeling in the cramped area beneath his ribs?

3. What does Janice Whitcomb repeatedly cite as the reason that Mr. Whitcomb is never home?

4. When Nana opens her eyes and speaks to Sebastian just before he leaves the hospital the day of her stroke, what does she say?

5. In what season does the novel's story begin?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sebastian say he used to require from Nana in order to be able to fall asleep and what is its significance?

2. Explain the Guiding Principles according to Buckminster Fuller's philosophy of life.

3. What does Sebastian notice affixed to Jared's Mp3 player when Janice is driving him away from the hospital and what does it signify?

4. What does Nana say she discovers during a vision she has while Jared has been secretly visiting Jared for the first time?

5. What aspect of the distraction Jared decides to provide while Sebastian steals the bass is so cruel to Janice and why?

6. What comment from Sebastian causes the rest of the car ride home from youth group to be spent in uncomfortable silence?

7. What is the significance of the framed photographs of the dome that Nana and Sebastian sell in their gift shop?

8. What is the significance of Sebastian's comments about the South Pole?

9. What is the significance of Sebastian's secret password for the computer in the dome?

10. What element of the pictures he finds of Sid Vicious does Sebastian find inspirational and encouraging?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the character of Jared within the novel. Discuss the methods used by the author in order to make Jared come alive for the reader and include in your discussion determinations about his character's status as either static or dynamic and either round or flat.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing within the novel and its interaction with the themes of prophecy and clairvoyance.

Essay Topic 3

What is Nana's function in the novel and what messages does the author get across to the reader through the use of her character?

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