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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What chord does Jared tell Sebastian is the best guitar chord of all?
(a) A.
(b) G.
(c) C.
(d) E.

2. What is Sebastian's father doing in the only photograph of him that Sebastian has ever seen?
(a) Lying in bed.
(b) Spring peanut butter on bread.
(c) Doing a somersault.
(d) Playing tennis.

3. 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?
(a) Sebestian does not have the necessary aptitude for teaching.
(b) The city has revoked their permits to operate a business.
(c) She is moving to Chile.
(d) The heating bill has risen too high.

4. 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.

5. What kind of plan does Sebastian tell Jared he has when he sends an email accepting Jared's offer to a position in Jared's band?
(a) Sensible.
(b) Naive.
(c) Foolproof.
(d) Great.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Nana hope her modification of the geodesic dome will achieve?

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

3. What happens to cut the first youth group meeting short?

4. What is different about Sebastian and Nana's home in relation to the other homes in town?

5. For what purpose does Nana first ask Sebastian to purchase paint in town?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Nana say she discovers during a vision she has while Jared has been secretly visiting Jared for the first time?

2. What does Sebastian reveal to the reader about crying during the scene when he is riding with Nana in the ambulance?

3. How does Janice's invitation to stay for lunch serve as a major turning point in Sebastian's life?

4. What is the first question Jared asks Sebastian after he is told that Sebastian may sound funny to others since he hardly ever leaves the dome?

5. What reason does Jared give for naming Napoleon as the first punk rocker?

6. How do Sebastian's train of simple postscripts in his emails to Jared intrigue and draw Jared in to a friendship?

7. How do Nana's first comments to Sebastian in the hospital foreshadow coming events?

8. What is the significance of Sebastian's first experience in a record store?

9. What comments of Sebastian's upon his first visit to Jared's house infuriate Jared and cause him to lash out at Sebastian?

10. What is the significance of Buckminster Fuller's suicide attempt?

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