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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is The Rash's first gig set to take place?
(a) The North Branch Library.
(b) The Record Collector.
(c) Immanuel Methodist Church.
(d) The Canteen.

2. What is Jared's nearly inaudible reply when Sebastian tells him that he has "immense musical talent" (197)?
(a) So do you.
(b) Thank you.
(c) Shut up.
(d) Shove it.

3. 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) The Northern Territories.
(b) Manitoba.
(c) British Columbia.
(d) Quebec.

4. When Sebastian telepathically tells Nana to talk to him, what adjective does he use to describe her state?
(a) Attuned.
(b) Sorted.
(c) Ready.
(d) Poised.

5. What has Nana been drinking when Sebastian returns from the Whitcombs' house and finds her on the front lawn?
(a) Cherry cordial.
(b) Ice wine.
(c) Gin.
(d) Chardonnay.

6. How long does Janice tell Sebastian that transplanted hearts usually last at a maximum?
(a) 5 years.
(b) 20 years.
(c) 10 years.
(d) 30 years.

7. From what source does Sebastian get the money for the supplies for the first round of posters?
(a) A loan from Janice.
(b) A loan from Mr. Whitcomb.
(c) A loan from Meredith.
(d) A loan from Nana.

8. Why does Sebastian refrain from putting the needle onto the record after he leaves Meredith's bed?
(a) Meredith tells him not to.
(b) He does not know how.
(c) It does not seem right without Jared there.
(d) He is afraid to damage the needle.

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

10. What technique within Buckminster Fuller's philosophy does Sebastian apply to the band's songwriting?
(a) Slopping.
(b) Shifting.
(c) Sifting.
(d) Sorting.

11. How many copies of the handmade poster mentioning The Rash do Sebastian and Meredith make and post in their first round of marketing?
(a) 50.
(b) 100.
(c) 200.
(d) 300.

12. About what location does Nana ask Sebastian out of the blue whether he has ever visited, causing him to think she really is clairvoyant?
(a) A library.
(b) A chapel.
(c) A record store.
(d) A regular family home.

13. What does Sebastian say about how Meredith's hand feels when he takes it on their walk home from hanging the first round of posters?
(a) Ice cold.
(b) Soft.
(c) Callused.
(d) Warm.

14. After Jared announces that The Rash have band tee shirts and a gig, what does he say is the only thing they still need?
(a) Nerve.
(b) Songs.
(c) Groupies.
(d) A drummer.

15. Sebastian's research reveals that one of the first groups to use the word punk had been what kind of an entity?
(a) A magazine.
(b) A record store.
(c) A band.
(d) A roller derby team.

Short Answer Questions

1. On the back of the tee shirts that Jared makes for the band members, what is the stick figure wearing?

2. With what alcohol does Jared spike his and Sebastian's grape soda during their first band practice?

3. How many inches off the ground is the balance beam used for the youth group's trust exercise?

4. Before they begin their first band practice, what simile does Sebastian use to describe the sounds their instruments make one they are plugged in?

5. Sebastian tells Jared that his late father used to cut the lawn with what object?

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