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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. When Sebastian emerges from the dome after checking on Nana, what does Jared ask him if Nana is still doing?
2. When Sebastian tries to call the dome and Nana finally picks up the phone, what name does she yell into the phone at who she believes is another person calling to harass her?
3. What does Sebastian show Jared to keep him calm when he is lying prostrate on the bathroom floor of the church?
4. What is the name of the song Jared tries to listen to at least once a day?
5. What drug does Janice say that Jared still has in his system upon his return from the hospital?
Short Essay Questions
1. 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?
2. What is the big news Jared tells Sebastian about their band the day that Nana kicks Sebastian out of the house?
3. Why is Sebastian's plan of trying to learn bass unsuccessful?
4. What is Jared's reaction to Sebastian catching Meredith when Sebastian catches her after her fall from the balance beam and why?
5. For what task does Sebastian tell Meredith that he requires her help?
6. What does Sebastian learn as a result of having to hide beneath Meredith's bed during her conversation with Janice?
7. What does Janice reveal to Sebastian as the real reason for her role as a youth group leader at Immanuel Methodist Church?
8. What reason does Jared cite when he tells Sebastian why he had stopped taking his medication?
9. What does Sebastian realize about Buckminster Fuller's philosophy after he has his first sexual experience by touching Meredith's breast?
10. To whom does Sebastian hear Janice talking on the phone when he gets back to the Whitcombs' house after he and Meredith finish hanging gig posters?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing within the novel and its interaction with the themes of prophecy and clairvoyance.
Essay Topic 2
What is the novel's message concerning vulnerability within the human condition?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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