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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jared call Janice when she asks Jared if he has played his electric guitar for Sebastian?
(a) Janice.
(b) Dollface.
(c) Mother.
(d) Mommy.

2. Whom does Jared name as the first punk rocker?
(a) Marie Antoinette.
(b) Louis XIV.
(c) Napoleon.
(d) General Patton.

3. 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 earned a college degree at the age of twelve.
(c) He had been a con man.
(d) He had been romantically involved with Nana.

4. What phrase is scratched into the wood of Jared's bedroom door?
(a) The Cramps Rule.
(b) London Calling.
(c) Never Mind the Bollocks.
(d) Rise Above.

5. What object is present in the framed photographs of Nana and Sebastian's house that Sebastian says no one ever notices unless he points it out?
(a) An American flag.
(b) A bird.
(c) A trash can.
(d) A sock.

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

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

8. When Jared asks Sebastian to start a band with him, he says he needs somebody who will do what he says, not someone with a real what?
(a) Personality.
(b) A flair for music.
(c) Talent.
(d) Chops.

9. What happens to cut the first youth group meeting short?
(a) The Bible study group shows up early.
(b) Meredith gets caught making out with a boy.
(c) The curtains catch on fire.
(d) Jared throws up.

10. 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?
(a) Puts a hand on his shoulder.
(b) Shakes his hand.
(c) Hugs him.
(d) Kisses his cheek.

11. For what purpose does Sebastian regularly scale his house using suction cups?
(a) To look through the telescope on the roof.
(b) To clean off the bird droppings.
(c) To frighten the neighbors.
(d) To engage in photography.

12. When Nana opens her eyes and speaks to Sebastian just before he leaves the hospital the day of her stroke, what does she say?
(a) "You are going away" (27).
(b) "Praise Bucky" (27).
(c) "Don't ever leave me" (27).
(d) "Please be good" (27).

13. What brand of cigarettes does Jared smoke?
(a) American Spirits.
(b) Marlboros.
(c) Camels.
(d) Lucky Strikes.

14. 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.

15. 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 Cramps.
(b) The Sex Pistols.
(c) The Clash.
(d) The Misfits.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Jared is mean to Sebastian during their first visit at Jared's house and Sebastian tries to leave, what stops him?

2. 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?

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

4. 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?

5. What does Sebastian notice in a tree outside Jared's house the first time he visits him?

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