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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sebastian tells the reader that when he was five years old, the only way he could fall asleep was if what action was being done?
(a) If music was playing.
(b) If he had a picture of his deceased parents near him.
(c) If Nana's hand was on his back.
(d) If he was bedding down on the back porch.

3. 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 caretaker.
(c) An implosion button.
(d) A maid.

4. What lie does Sebastian tell Nana when he returns from his first visit to the Whitcombs' house?
(a) He has altered the dome signs.
(b) He hates her.
(c) He is not lonely.
(d) He does not want friends.

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

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

7. 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) Strangle an angel.
(b) Kill Jared.
(c) Send another flood.
(d) Blow up the chapel.

8. What is the name of the first record store that Sebastian ever visits in his life?
(a) Rock 'n Troll.
(b) It's Only a Record Store but I Like It.
(c) Everyday Tunes.
(d) The Record Collector.

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

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

11. One of Buckminster Fuller's visions was called a Cloud Nine. How did he define a Cloud Nine?
(a) A heated, levitating domicile.
(b) A state of pure bliss.
(c) A puffy pastry that would raise one's IQ.
(d) A terrible nuclear explosion.

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

13. What is the only word Sebastian recognizes from the first punk song Jared ever plays for him?
(a) Rage.
(b) Maggots.
(c) Girlfriend.
(d) Anarchy.

14. Nana tells Sebastian that an education means knowing how to do what?
(a) Support yourself.
(b) Have common sense.
(c) Do everything.
(d) Live fiercely.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. What does Jared call Janice when she asks Jared if he has played his electric guitar for Sebastian?

3. What does Janice do when she drops off Sebastian at the dome for the first time that makes Sebastian wonder how often other families touch each other?

4. What drink does Sebastian experience for the first time to accompany his first grilled cheese sandwich ever?

5. What does Janice Whitcomb repeatedly cite as the reason that Mr. Whitcomb is never home?

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