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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1: Welcome to the Future - Chapter 6: The True Path of the Voyager.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What type of shape composes Sebastian and Nana's geodesic dome?
(a) Equilateral triangles.
(b) Isoceles triangles.
(c) Spheres.
(d) Octagons.

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

3. One of Buckminster Fuller's visions was called a Cloud Nine. How did he define a Cloud Nine?
(a) A heated, levitating domicile.
(b) A state of pure bliss.
(c) A puffy pastry that would raise one's IQ.
(d) A terrible nuclear explosion.

4. What emotion does Sebastian finally realize he has been feeling in the cramped area beneath his ribs?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Anger.
(c) Contentment.
(d) Confusion.

5. 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) An American flag.
(c) A sock.
(d) A bird.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Sebestian tell the record store clerk that convinces the clerk to sell Sebastian a CD normally restricted from purchase by minors?

3. For what purpose does Nana first ask Sebastian to purchase paint in town?

4. According to Nana, the universe is sending a certain thing to people every day. What does she say the universe is sending?

5. What is Sebastian's father doing in the only photograph of him that Sebastian has ever seen?

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