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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Before they begin their first band practice, what simile does Sebastian use to describe the sounds their instruments make one they are plugged in?
(a) Like praying mantises.
(b) Like crickets.
(c) Like cicadas.
(d) Like katydids.

2. What does Janice instruct Meredith and Sebastian to eat for dinner when she drops them off at the Whitcombs' before going back to the hospital to stay with Jared?
(a) Ramen.
(b) Canned spaghetti.
(c) Peanut butter and jelly sandwiches.
(d) Hot dogs.

3. What night of the week does Sebastian realize that he has inadvertently made plans with both Meredith and Jared for the same night?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Friday.
(c) Thursday.
(d) Sunday.

4. When Meredith tells Sebastian that people are always talking about themselves, whom does she say is the one exception?
(a) Janice.
(b) Jared.
(c) Sebastian.
(d) Nana.

5. What items does Jared tell Sebastian that Sebastian should be able to look at whenever he wants?
(a) Pictures of his parents.
(b) Sebastian's bank account statements.
(c) Plans for the geoscope.
(d) Nana's will and testament.

6. What reason does Janice give to the person on the other line for why Jared cannot come to the phone and talk?
(a) He is angry.
(b) He is out with a friend.
(c) He is too weak to come downstairs.
(d) He is resting.

7. When Jared comes home from the hospital, what does he need help doing when he first walks in the door?
(a) Taking off his coat.
(b) Taking off his shoes.
(c) Taking a drink of water.
(d) Sitting down.

8. What is the only item Sebastian finds he can afford at the cafe he wanders into after Nana kicks him out of the house?
(a) Coffee.
(b) Tater tots.
(c) Fries.
(d) A grilled cheese sandwich.

9. What kind of memory does Janice say Jared has when it comes to his dad?
(a) Bad.
(b) Spotty.
(c) Sketchy.
(d) Selective.

10. What does Jared discover he has forgotten when he and Sebastian arrive back at his house after their nighttime ride to go check on Nana?
(a) His pills.
(b) His keys.
(c) His guitar.
(d) His mask.

11. Jared tells Sebastian that the whole country is on pills and that is how they are kept as what?
(a) Zombies.
(b) Sheep.
(c) Vegetables.
(d) Animals.

12. After his ejection from Harvard, Buckminster Fuller's parents had sent him to be an apprentice in a textiles factory in what Canadian province?
(a) Manitoba.
(b) British Columbia.
(c) Quebec.
(d) The Northern Territories.

13. During the time Sebastian works on the Geoscope with Nana during the day, what does he do at night?
(a) Searches for pictures of his parents.
(b) Conducts web searches about punk music.
(c) Practices the bass.
(d) Dreams about Meredith.

14. What title do Sebastian and Jared decide upon for their second song?
(a) Scritch Scratch.
(b) Girl, You're My Woman Now.
(c) I Wanna Fondle Your Chests.
(d) Up in My Room.

15. Jared tells Sebastian that it does not matter what they look like because "people just want your booty if you're a" (144) what?
(a) A musician.
(b) A punk rocker.
(c) A celebrity.
(d) An artist.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many copies of the handmade poster mentioning The Rash do Sebastian and Meredith make and post in their first round of marketing?

2. In order to get Janice off her case, what does Meredith say she has been staying up late doing?

3. How long had it actually taken to receive a heart for Jared's heart transplant?

4. What does Meredith admit to being afraid of at the age of 17?

5. How many times does Meredith say that Jared has been through a rejection episode with his new heart?

(see the answer keys)

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