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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. When Nana is allowed to go home after three days in the hospital, what are her first words to Sebastian after she calls his name in the night?
(a) "I am yours" (30).
(b) "Your parents would be proud" (30).
(c) "You are mine" (30).
(d) "Carry on without me" (30).

2. For what purpose does Nana first ask Sebastian to purchase paint in town?
(a) To change the signs for tourists.
(b) To paint the kitchen cabinets.
(c) To paint the countries of the world on their home.
(d) To paint the fence.

3. For what purpose does Sebastian regularly scale his house using suction cups?
(a) To look through the telescope on the roof.
(b) To engage in photography.
(c) To clean off the bird droppings.
(d) To frighten the neighbors.

4. Jared tells Sebastian that if he says no to joining the band, he should not plan on doing what?
(a) Making a hit record.
(b) Getting paid back.
(c) Being Jared's friend.
(d) Ever coming home.

5. 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 makes him have to go to the bathroom frequently.
(c) It gives him vertigo.
(d) It makes his vision blurry.

Short Answer Questions

1. Nana tells Sebastian that an education means knowing how to do what?

2. When Nana has a stroke, how long does Sebastian tell the reader it takes the ambulance to arrive after Janice Whitcomb calls 911?

3. In what town do Sebastian and Nana live?

4. What question does Sebastian write on his note card during the youth group activity?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. What aspect of the distraction Jared decides to provide while Sebastian steals the bass is so cruel to Janice and why?

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

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

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

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

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