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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Nana hope her modification of the geodesic dome will achieve?
(a) It will remind others about the relationship between God and the universe.
(b) It will remind others about the relationship between animals and humans.
(c) It will remind others about the relationship between humans and Earth.
(d) It will remind others about the relationship between plants and animals.

2. 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) Chops.
(b) Talent.
(c) A flair for music.
(d) Personality.

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?
(a) "Don't ever leave me" (27).
(b) "You are going away" (27).
(c) "Please be good" (27).
(d) "Praise Bucky" (27).

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

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

6. 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 throw a rock through the dome's glass.
(b) He will never speak to him again.
(c) He will beat his ass.
(d) He will tell Janice.

7. What side effect of his new medication does Jared admit to Sebastian upon Sebastian's first visit to the Whitcombs' house?
(a) It makes his ears ring.
(b) It gives him vertigo.
(c) It makes his vision blurry.
(d) It makes him have to go to the bathroom frequently.

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

9. What is different about Sebastian and Nana's home in relation to the other homes in town?
(a) It is octagonal in shape.
(b) It is a glass dome.
(c) It is ten stories tall.
(d) It is made of metal.

10. What is Jared's answer when Sebastian asks him for theories about whether Sid had stabbed Nancy or not?
(a) Sid was too cool to be a murderer.
(b) Sid was framed.
(c) It is one of life's mysteries.
(d) Nancy killed Sid.

11. What does Janice Whitcomb repeatedly cite as the reason that Mr. Whitcomb is never home?
(a) He spends a lot of time taking care of his ill mother.
(b) He travels a lot for his sales job.
(c) He is frequently in the hospital for heart trouble.
(d) He and Janice are legally separated.

12. For what purpose does Nana first ask Sebastian to purchase paint in town?
(a) To change the signs for tourists.
(b) To paint the fence.
(c) To paint the countries of the world on their home.
(d) To paint the kitchen cabinets.

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

14. 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 Cramps.
(c) The Clash.
(d) The Sex Pistols.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the strong vinegary odor in Jared's room turn out to be?

2. The first time Sebastian hears punk rock music, what simile does he use to describe the sound inside his head?

3. For what purpose does Sebastian regularly scale his house using suction cups?

4. In Buckminster Fuller's most famous quote about religion, what had he said about God?

5. What does Sebastian uncover about Sid Vicious's amplifier in his research about the punk rock icon?

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