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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 14: Experiments in Rocking - Chapter 20: The Mission.

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

2. What is revealed as the real reason for Buckminster Fuller's ejection from Harvard?
(a) He had become infatuated with a showgirl and had spent all his money on her.
(b) He had missed too many classes.
(c) He had been caught drinking.
(d) His scholarship applications had been fraudulent.

3. What chord does Jared tell Sebastian is the best guitar chord of all?
(a) A.
(b) G.
(c) E.
(d) C.

4. What question does Sebastian write on his note card during the youth group activity?
(a) Will Nana be okay?
(b) Who am I meant to be?
(c) What is my path?
(d) What type of triangle am I?

5. What two qualities does Sebastian pronounce as making for a good song topic?
(a) Mean and aggressive.
(b) Small and precise.
(c) Large and noisy.
(d) Poignant and fearless.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Nana cite as the reason that she had not attended Buckminster Fuller's funeral?

3. What side effect of his new medication does Jared admit to Sebastian upon Sebastian's first visit to the Whitcombs' house?

4. For how many hours does Sebastian sleep after he gets kicked out of Nana's house and passes out in Janice's van?

5. What fact does Sebastian discover about Buckminster Fuller when he realizes he can see through the portions of the biography that Nana has blacked out?

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