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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. In what season does the novel's story begin?
(a) Summer.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Spring.

2. Sebastian tells the reader that when he was five years old, the only way he could fall asleep was if what action was being done?
(a) If Nana's hand was on his back.
(b) If he was bedding down on the back porch.
(c) If he had a picture of his deceased parents near him.
(d) If music was playing.

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

4. When Nana has a stroke, how long does Sebastian tell the reader it takes the ambulance to arrive after Janice Whitcomb calls 911?
(a) 30 minutes.
(b) 14 minutes.
(c) 1 hour.
(d) 8 minutes.

5. 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 bomb.
(c) Like a mushroom cloud.
(d) Like a can opener.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what town do Sebastian and Nana live?

2. What does Jared call Janice when she asks Jared if he has played his electric guitar for Sebastian?

3. What item does Nana name as Sebastian's sales quota for the day the Whitcombs arrive?

4. What does Sebastian uncover about Sid Vicious's amplifier in his research about the punk rock icon?

5. What is different about Sebastian and Nana's home in relation to the other homes in town?

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