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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. 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) Futurist thinking.
(b) Self-awareness.
(c) Philanthropic action.
(d) My community.

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

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?
(a) Start crying.
(b) Swear at Jared.
(c) Hang up.
(d) Tell Jared his life story.

4. What reason does Nana cite for the need to get more money coming into the household?
(a) Nana's social security payments will soon be cut off.
(b) Sebastian will soon need money for a new soccer uniform.
(c) The heating bill is going up.
(d) The water bill is going up.

5. According to Nana, the universe is sending a certain thing to people every day. What does she say the universe is sending?
(a) Puzzles to solve.
(b) Signals.
(c) Energy.
(d) Creative inspiration.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sebastian say to the Whitcombs just after he tells them his name?

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

3. Buckminster Fuller thought that the largest problem with the planet Earth was that it did not come with what?

4. 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?

5. What is Nana's legal first name?

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