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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. 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 bomb.
(c) Like a can opener.
(d) Like a chainsaw.

2. In what town do Sebastian and Nana live?
(a) South Branch.
(b) West Branch.
(c) North Branch.
(d) East Branch.

3. For what purpose does Nana first ask Sebastian to purchase paint in town?
(a) To paint the countries of the world on their home.
(b) To change the signs for tourists.
(c) To paint the fence.
(d) To paint the kitchen cabinets.

4. 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?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Geometry.
(c) Calculus.
(d) Trigonometry.

5. Buckminster Fuller thought that the largest problem with the planet Earth was that it did not come with what?
(a) An implosion button.
(b) A caretaker.
(c) A maid.
(d) An instruction booklet.

Short Answer Questions

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

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?

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

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

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?

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