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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. Where does Sebastian first stow the bass that he steals from the church?
2. The first time Sebastian hears punk rock music, what simile does he use to describe the sound inside his head?
3. Jared says he does not play his electric guitar at the church because it would make God so mad that He would have to take what action?
4. What item does Nana name as Sebastian's sales quota for the day the Whitcombs arrive?
5. What lie does Sebastian tell Nana when he returns from his first visit to the Whitcombs' house?
Short Essay Questions
1. What element of the pictures he finds of Sid Vicious does Sebastian find inspirational and encouraging?
2. What does Nana say she discovers during a vision she has while Jared has been secretly visiting Jared for the first time?
3. Explain the Guiding Principles according to Buckminster Fuller's philosophy of life.
4. What comment from Sebastian causes the rest of the car ride home from youth group to be spent in uncomfortable silence?
5. What is the significance of Sebastian's comments about the South Pole?
6. How do Sebastian's train of simple postscripts in his emails to Jared intrigue and draw Jared in to a friendship?
7. What aspect of the distraction Jared decides to provide while Sebastian steals the bass is so cruel to Janice and why?
8. What reason does Jared give for naming Napoleon as the first punk rocker?
9. What is the significance of Buckminster Fuller's suicide attempt?
10. What comments of Sebastian's upon his first visit to Jared's house infuriate Jared and cause him to lash out at Sebastian?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the significance of the novel's inclusion of the record store as a brief, yet meaningful and symbolic setting.
Essay Topic 2
What is the significance of Buckminster Fuller's philosophies within the novel and how do the tenets of his teaching interact with the novel's themes?
Essay Topic 3
What is the novel's message concerning vulnerability within the human condition?
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