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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7: Tensional Forces - Chapter 13: A Model World.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Janice do when she drops off Sebastian at the dome for the first time that makes Sebastian wonder how often other families touch each other?
(a) Puts a hand on his shoulder.
(b) Kisses his cheek.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Shakes his hand.

2. What does Janice Whitcomb repeatedly cite as the reason that Mr. Whitcomb is never home?
(a) He and Janice are legally separated.
(b) He is frequently in the hospital for heart trouble.
(c) He spends a lot of time taking care of his ill mother.
(d) He travels a lot for his sales job.

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

4. Jared tells Sebastian that if he says no to joining the band, he should not plan on doing what?
(a) Ever coming home.
(b) Making a hit record.
(c) Getting paid back.
(d) Being Jared's friend.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What reason does Nana cite for the need to get more money coming into the household?

2. What is Nana's legal first name?

3. What type of shape composes Sebastian and Nana's geodesic dome?

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?

5. One of Buckminster Fuller's guiding principles by which Sebastian and Nana live says, "Every day I will give myself wholly to" (7) what?

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