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

2. What action does Jared ask Sebastian to take so that he will not get caught smoking in his bedroom?
(a) Put a towel under the door.
(b) Tell him when Janice has driven away.
(c) Use room spray.
(d) Turn on the ceiling fan.

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

4. 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 plants and animals.
(c) It will remind others about the relationship between humans and Earth.
(d) It will remind others about the relationship between animals and humans.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jared call Janice when she asks Jared if he has played his electric guitar for Sebastian?

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

3. What brand of cigarettes does Jared smoke?

4. Nana tells Sebastian that he can be just like Buckminster Fuller and can help people become what adjective?

5. What does Sebastian notice in a tree outside Jared's house the first time he visits him?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sebastian say he used to require from Nana in order to be able to fall asleep and what is its significance?

2. Explain the Guiding Principles according to Buckminster Fuller's philosophy of life.

3. What character traits of Jared's are displayed during the scene of Nana's stroke before the ambulance arrives?

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

5. What is the significance of Sebastian's comments about the South Pole?

6. What is the significance of Sebastian's online search for information about Sid Vicious?

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

8. What is the significance of the scene in which Jared shows his scar?

9. What comment from Sebastian causes the rest of the car ride home from youth group to be spent in uncomfortable silence?

10. What does Sebastian notice affixed to Jared's Mp3 player when Janice is driving him away from the hospital and what does it signify?

(see the answer keys)

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