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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21: The Sublime Wonder of Human Physicality - Chapter 26: Return of the Rash.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Jared's reaction when Sebastian tells him that Nana has a plan for Sebastian to save humanity?
(a) He nods.
(b) He laughs.
(c) He yawns.
(d) He leaves the room.

3. 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?
(a) Algebra.
(b) Calculus.
(c) Geometry.
(d) Trigonometry.

4. What night of the week does Sebastian realize that he has inadvertently made plans with both Meredith and Jared for the same night?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Thursday.

5. What does Meredith admit to being afraid of at the age of 17?
(a) Spiders.
(b) Bats.
(c) Death.
(d) The dark.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Sebastian's father doing in the only photograph of him that Sebastian has ever seen?

2. What technique within Buckminster Fuller's philosophy does Sebastian apply to the band's songwriting?

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

4. What is the only word Sebastian recognizes from the first punk song Jared ever plays for him?

5. What does Jared discover he has forgotten when he and Sebastian arrive back at his house after their nighttime ride to go check on Nana?

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