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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 lie does Sebastian tell Nana when he returns from his first visit to the Whitcombs' house?
(a) He does not want friends.
(b) He has altered the dome signs.
(c) He is not lonely.
(d) He hates her.

2. One of Buckminster Fuller's guiding principles says, "I will forge my journey" in a particular way "to keep accepting and totally boneheaded notions from blinding me to truth" (7). What is that the particular way the principle says one's journey should be forged?
(a) Fearlessly.
(b) With others.
(c) Alone.
(d) Without pause.

3. What question does Sebastian write on his note card during the youth group activity?
(a) Will Nana be okay?
(b) Who am I meant to be?
(c) What is my path?
(d) What type of triangle am I?

4. What is the name of the first record store that Sebastian ever visits in his life?
(a) Everyday Tunes.
(b) It's Only a Record Store but I Like It.
(c) The Record Collector.
(d) Rock 'n Troll.

5. What does the strong vinegary odor in Jared's room turn out to be?
(a) Urine.
(b) Disinfectant.
(c) Medication.
(d) Gin.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Janice instruct the youth group members to write on their note cards that they will then burn?

2. For what sole purpose does Nana keep an active phone line in the house?

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?

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?

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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What element of the pictures he finds of Sid Vicious does Sebastian find inspirational and encouraging?

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

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

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

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