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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sebastian notice in a tree outside Jared's house the first time he visits him?
(a) A purple pair of sneakers.
(b) A frisbee.
(c) A kite.
(d) A flag.

3. According to Nana, the universe is sending a certain thing to people every day. What does she say the universe is sending?
(a) Creative inspiration.
(b) Signals.
(c) Puzzles to solve.
(d) Energy.

4. What action does Jared ask Sebastian to take so that he will not get caught smoking in his bedroom?
(a) Turn on the ceiling fan.
(b) Use room spray.
(c) Tell him when Janice has driven away.
(d) Put a towel under the door.

5. Buckminster Fuller thought that the largest problem with the planet Earth was that it did not come with what?
(a) An instruction booklet.
(b) A maid.
(c) An implosion button.
(d) A caretaker.

6. What band's first album does Jared play for Sebastian just after he warns him to prepare for "having his shit rocked"? (21)
(a) The Misfits.
(b) The Sex Pistols.
(c) The Clash.
(d) The Cramps.

7. Nana tells Sebastian that he can be just like Buckminster Fuller and can help people become what adjective?
(a) Happy.
(b) Free.
(c) Enlightened.
(d) Smart.

8. What does Nana cite as the reason that she had not attended Buckminster Fuller's funeral?
(a) She had been too grief-stricken.
(b) She had not been invited.
(c) She had missed her flight.
(d) She had been angry at him for dying.

9. 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.

10. What vision does Nana have when she is attuned to the signals of a Greater Intellect?
(a) A hexagonal abode.
(b) A gyroscope.
(c) A geoscope.
(d) A kaleidoscope.

11. In Buckminster Fuller's most famous quote about religion, what had he said about God?
(a) God is within us all.
(b) God is a verb, not a noun.
(c) God is at the heart of trigonometry.
(d) God is dead.

12. When Sebastian receives an email from Jared after his first visit to the Whitcombs' house, what does Jared write that he will do if Sebastian ever tries to touch him again?
(a) He will tell Janice.
(b) He will beat his ass.
(c) He will throw a rock through the dome's glass.
(d) He will never speak to him again.

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

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

15. 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) Geometry.
(b) Trigonometry.
(c) Algebra.
(d) Calculus.

Short Answer Questions

1. What phrase is scratched into the wood of Jared's bedroom door?

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

3. When Nana opens her eyes and speaks to Sebastian just before he leaves the hospital the day of her stroke, what does she say?

4. One of Buckminster Fuller's visions was called a Cloud Nine. How did he define a Cloud Nine?

5. What brand of cigarettes does Jared smoke?

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