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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. Whom does Jared name as the first punk rocker?

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

3. What does Jared say is responsible for the scar on his chest?

4. Jared tells Sebastian that if he says no to joining the band, he should not plan on doing what?

5. Nana tells Sebastian that he can be just like Buckminster Fuller and can help people become what adjective?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What reason does Jared give for naming Napoleon as the first punk rocker?

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

6. 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?

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

8. How do Nana's past predictions about Sebastian's path contrast with her pronouncements about him after her stroke?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the many instances of irony within the novel's narrative and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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