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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Jared is mean to Sebastian during their first visit at Jared's house and Sebastian tries to leave, what stops him?
(a) Janice's offer of grilled cheese sandwiches.
(b) Jared's apology.
(c) A rainstorm.
(d) Jared's admission about the source of his room's smell.

2. In what state do Nana and Sebastian live?
(a) Arkansas.
(b) Kentucky.
(c) Iowa.
(d) Idaho.

3. What does Sebastian uncover about Sid Vicious's amplifier in his research about the punk rock icon?
(a) It was rarely plugged in.
(b) It was vintage circa 1932.
(c) It caught fire.
(d) It had a 500-watt power source.

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

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?
(a) He had spent a lot of time in brothels.
(b) He had been romantically involved with Nana.
(c) He had earned a college degree at the age of twelve.
(d) He had been a con man.

6. What is NOT one reason the Greater Intellect cites when it tells Buckminster Fuller that he should not commit suicide?
(a) He is important to the universe.
(b) He does not have the right to kill himself.
(c) He is too strong a swimmer to drown himself.
(d) He would be hurting others.

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

8. For what sole purpose does Nana keep an active phone line in the house?
(a) In case of calls from prospective tourists.
(b) For the comforting sound of its infrequent rings.
(c) For medical emergencies.
(d) To call out for pizza.

9. What is Sebastian's father doing in the only photograph of him that Sebastian has ever seen?
(a) Lying in bed.
(b) Spring peanut butter on bread.
(c) Playing tennis.
(d) Doing a somersault.

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

11. Where does Sebastian first stow the bass that he steals from the church?
(a) In his bedroom closet.
(b) In the shed behind the dome.
(c) In Jared's attic.
(d) In the abandoned van at the end of his road.

12. When Sebastian calls Jared for the first time and Jared asks why he has called, what does Sebastian reveal to the reader that he then has the urge to do?
(a) Swear at Jared.
(b) Start crying.
(c) Tell Jared his life story.
(d) Hang up.

13. What term does Sebastian use to refer to his instrument in the band that prompts Jared to tell him never to call it that again?
(a) Bass.
(b) Axe.
(c) Electric banjo.
(d) Bass guitar.

14. What does Janice instruct the youth group members to write on their note cards that they will then burn?
(a) Something they hate.
(b) Something holding them back.
(c) Something they covet.
(d) Something they want to forget.

15. What denomination is the church to which the Whitcomb family belongs?
(a) Lutheran.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Unitarian.
(d) Methodist.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nana tells Sebastian that an education means knowing how to do what?

2. What happens to cut the first youth group meeting short?

3. What does Jared do when Sebastian reaches out to touch Jared's scar?

4. What chord does Jared tell Sebastian is the best guitar chord of all?

5. What is Jared's answer when Sebastian asks him for theories about whether Sid had stabbed Nancy or not?

(see the answer keys)

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