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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 Jared's nearly inaudible reply when Sebastian tells him that he has "immense musical talent" (197)?
(a) So do you.
(b) Shut up.
(c) Shove it.
(d) Thank you.

2. What is the title of the first song that Jared and Sebastian write together?
(a) Stupid Life.
(b) Stupid School.
(c) Stupid Sucks.
(d) Stupid Dog.

3. On the back of the tee shirts that Jared makes for the band members, what is the stick figure wearing?
(a) A tie.
(b) A puka shell necklace.
(c) Suspenders.
(d) Headphones.

4. What technique within Buckminster Fuller's philosophy does Sebastian apply to the band's songwriting?
(a) Sorting.
(b) Slopping.
(c) Sifting.
(d) Shifting.

5. What event at Jared's house does Sebastian say stops time for him entirely?
(a) Janice entering the room.
(b) Feedback from their instruments.
(c) Meredith entering the room.
(d) Nana calling on the phone.

Short Answer Questions

1. Though Jared had been told that it could take up to a year, about how long did his doctors tell him it would likely take for a new heart to become available for his transplant?

2. What color does Sebastian try to keep in his mind as he tries to telepathically connect with Nana?

3. Before their first band practice, what does Jared tell Sebastian that Janice wants him to do by the end of the month?

4. What does Jared tell Sebastian had been his and his dad's secret signal?

5. When Sebastian telepathically tells Nana to talk to him, what adjective does he use to describe her state?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Sebastian apply his understanding of sorting to his and Jared's efforts within the songwriting process?

2. What is the one thing Meredith cites as the quality of Sebastian's that makes him different and is the thing she really likes about him?

3. What is the big news Jared tells Sebastian about their band the day that Nana kicks Sebastian out of the house?

4. What is Sebastian's reaction to the realization that Nana has moved on with completing the geoscope project in his absence?

5. What are the qualities that Sebastian tells Meredith he likes about her when he calls her up the second time and does not know that it is him?

6. What does Nana reveal she thinks has caused Sebastian to stay out all night when he returns from staying the night at Jared's house?

7. For what task does Sebastian tell Meredith that he requires her help?

8. What does Sebastian realize about Buckminster Fuller's philosophy after he has his first sexual experience by touching Meredith's breast?

9. What is the significance of Meredith thinking Sebastian is Jared at her door and telling him to get away from the door and that she is fine?

10. What is the process of sorting according to Buckminster Fuller's philosophy?

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