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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 reason does Nana cite for the need to get more money coming into the household?
(a) The heating bill is going up.
(b) Sebastian will soon need money for a new soccer uniform.
(c) Nana's social security payments will soon be cut off.
(d) The water bill is going up.

2. The first time Sebastian hears punk rock music, what simile does he use to describe the sound inside his head?
(a) Like a mushroom cloud.
(b) Like a chainsaw.
(c) Like a bomb.
(d) Like a can opener.

3. One of Buckminster Fuller's guiding principles by which Sebastian and Nana live says, "Every day I will give myself wholly to" (7) what?
(a) Philanthropic action.
(b) My community.
(c) Self-awareness.
(d) Futurist thinking.

4. What side effect of his new medication does Jared admit to Sebastian upon Sebastian's first visit to the Whitcombs' house?
(a) It makes his ears ring.
(b) It gives him vertigo.
(c) It makes him have to go to the bathroom frequently.
(d) It makes his vision blurry.

5. What fact does Sebastian discover about Buckminster Fuller when he realizes he can see through the portions of the biography that Nana has blacked out?
(a) He had been romantically involved with Nana.
(b) He had been a con man.
(c) He had spent a lot of time in brothels.
(d) He had earned a college degree at the age of twelve.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. According to Nana, the universe is sending a certain thing to people every day. What does she say the universe is sending?

3. Sebastian says that when he was young, Nana would tell him that they lived inside what kind of object?

4. 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?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the significance of the framed photographs of the dome that Nana and Sebastian sell in their gift shop?

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

3. 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?

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

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

6. How do Nana's past predictions about Sebastian's path contrast with her pronouncements about him after her stroke?

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

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

9. What does Sebastian notice about Nana's clothing just before her stroke?

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

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