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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 does Sebastian show Jared to keep him calm when he is lying prostrate on the bathroom floor of the church?

2. Jared tells Sebastian that it does not matter what they look like because "people just want your booty if you're a" (144) what?

3. What drug does Janice say that Jared still has in his system upon his return from the hospital?

4. What reason does Janice give to the person on the other line for why Jared cannot come to the phone and talk?

5. What is the name of the newspaper that runs a less than flattering story about the geodesic dome?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jared reveal to Sebastian during the second youth group meeting as the real reason he has been struck ill?

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

3. Why is Sebastian's plan of trying to learn bass unsuccessful?

4. What does Sebastian learn as a result of having to hide beneath Meredith's bed during her conversation with Janice?

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

6. What does Janice cite as the destiny of all mothers?

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

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

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

10. What clues does the author provide during the photographer's visit to the dome that suggest the outcome will not be a positive one when the article comes out?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the author's choice of punk rock as the defining motif of the novel. Why has he chosen punk out of all possible genres of music and how does this choice provide support for the novel's themes?

Essay Topic 2

What is Nana's function in the novel and what messages does the author get across to the reader through the use of her character?

Essay Topic 3

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

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