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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the first chord that Sebastian is able to produce perfectly on the bass?
(a) A minor.
(b) C major.
(c) G major.
(d) F minor.

2. What two qualities does Sebastian pronounce as making for a good song topic?
(a) Poignant and fearless.
(b) Mean and aggressive.
(c) Large and noisy.
(d) Small and precise.

3. What is NOT one thing Sebastian mentions that Meredith smells like?
(a) Fruit.
(b) Shampooed hair.
(c) Sweat.
(d) Flowers.

4. Where does Sebastian hide when Janice comes into Meredith's room to find out what all the noise is about?
(a) In the bathroom.
(b) Under the bed.
(c) In the closet.
(d) On the window ledge.

5. 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 katydids.
(c) Like crickets.
(d) Like cicadas.

6. 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) A grilled cheese sandwich.
(d) Fries.

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

8. Before their first band practice, what does Jared tell Sebastian that Janice wants him to do by the end of the month?
(a) Go back to school.
(b) Make a new friend.
(c) Apologize to Meredith.
(d) Come to church.

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

10. For how many hours does Sebastian sleep after he gets kicked out of Nana's house and passes out in Janice's van?
(a) Ten.
(b) Five.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Three.

11. 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 regular family home.
(c) A record store.
(d) A chapel.

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

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

14. When Sebastian tries to call the dome and Nana finally picks up the phone, what name does she yell into the phone at who she believes is another person calling to harass her?
(a) Vermin.
(b) Bloodsuckers.
(c) Bedbugs.
(d) Beasts.

15. In order to get Janice off her case, what does Meredith say she has been staying up late doing?
(a) Studying for a biology test.
(b) Applying for college.
(c) Thinking about her dad.
(d) Meditating.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who grabs the redheaded guy around the neck when he is in Meredith's room and appears to be bothering her?

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?

3. What subject does Sebastian offer to help Jared learn during his first official study hour prescribed by Janice?

4. What band does Jared say he and Sebastian sound "kind of like" (148) when they play their first notes together during practice?

5. What does Jared tell Sebastian had been his and his dad's secret signal?

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