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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. For what purpose do the Whitcombs arrive at Sebastian and Nana's house the first time they come?
(a) As tourists.
(b) To sell homeowners' insurance.
(c) As part of a cleaning crew.
(d) To take photographs for the local newspaper.

2. What type of shape composes Sebastian and Nana's geodesic dome?
(a) Spheres.
(b) Octagons.
(c) Equilateral triangles.
(d) Isoceles triangles.

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

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

5. Jared says he does not play his electric guitar at the church because it would make God so mad that He would have to take what action?
(a) Kill Jared.
(b) Send another flood.
(c) Blow up the chapel.
(d) Strangle an angel.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What question does Sebastian write on his note card during the youth group activity?

3. Where does Sebastian first stow the bass that he steals from the church?

4. 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?

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

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