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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is NOT one reason the Greater Intellect cites when it tells Buckminster Fuller that he should not commit suicide?

2. What term does Sebastian use to refer to his instrument in the band that prompts Jared to tell him never to call it that again?

3. What object is present in the framed photographs of Nana and Sebastian's house that Sebastian says no one ever notices unless he points it out?

4. What lie does Sebastian tell Nana when he returns from his first visit to the Whitcombs' house?

5. When Nana opens her eyes and speaks to Sebastian just before he leaves the hospital the day of her stroke, what does she say?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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 past predictions about Sebastian's path contrast with her pronouncements about him after her stroke?

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

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

7. 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?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the novel's theme depicting health problems as a means of self-discovery.

Essay Topic 2

Research the author's life and use your findings to perform a biographical criticism of The House of Tomorrow.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the ways in which the philosophies of Buckminster Fuller have had a positive effect on Sebastian's character and behaviors. What is the author's purpose in pointing out the positive aspects of Buckminster Fuller's restrictive philosophies?

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