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

2. The first time Sebastian hears punk rock music, what simile does he use to describe the sound inside his head?
(a) Like a chainsaw.
(b) Like a can opener.
(c) Like a bomb.
(d) Like a mushroom cloud.

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

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. For what sole purpose does Nana keep an active phone line in the house?
(a) For medical emergencies.
(b) For the comforting sound of its infrequent rings.
(c) To call out for pizza.
(d) In case of calls from prospective tourists.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. 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?

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

4. What is Nana's legal first name?

5. For what purpose do the Whitcombs arrive at Sebastian and Nana's house the first time they come?

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