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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is different about Sebastian and Nana's home in relation to the other homes in town?
(a) It is ten stories tall.
(b) It is a glass dome.
(c) It is made of metal.
(d) It is octagonal in shape.

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?
(a) "I am yours" (30).
(b) "Your parents would be proud" (30).
(c) "You are mine" (30).
(d) "Carry on without me" (30).

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

4. What phrase is scratched into the wood of Jared's bedroom door?
(a) Never Mind the Bollocks.
(b) London Calling.
(c) The Cramps Rule.
(d) Rise Above.

5. When Nana finally explains the reason why she believes they cannot stay open for tourists after her stroke, what does she say is the reason?
(a) Sebestian does not have the necessary aptitude for teaching.
(b) The heating bill has risen too high.
(c) She is moving to Chile.
(d) The city has revoked their permits to operate a business.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. One of Buckminster Fuller's visions was called a Cloud Nine. How did he define a Cloud Nine?

3. Sebastian says that when he was young, Nana would tell him that they lived inside what kind of object?

4. What is Jared's answer when Sebastian asks him for theories about whether Sid had stabbed Nancy or not?

5. What does Jared do when Sebastian reaches out to touch Jared's scar?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the first question Jared asks Sebastian after he is told that Sebastian may sound funny to others since he hardly ever leaves the dome?

2. What comments of Sebastian's upon his first visit to Jared's house infuriate Jared and cause him to lash out at Sebastian?

3. How do Sebastian's train of simple postscripts in his emails to Jared intrigue and draw Jared in to a friendship?

4. What reason does Jared give for naming Napoleon as the first punk rocker?

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

6. What does Sebastian notice about Nana's clothing just before her stroke?

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

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

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

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

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