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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 title do Sebastian and Jared decide upon for their second song?

2. With whom is Janice talking on the phone when Sebastian arrives home from hanging posters with Meredith?

3. Who grabs the redheaded guy around the neck when he is in Meredith's room and appears to be bothering her?

4. In return for the loan of the church's bass, what does Janice ask Sebastian to do for her?

5. For how many years has Janice worked at the Immanuel Methodist Church?

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. What reason does Meredith give Sebastian for the way she treats Jared?

4. What does Nana reveal she thinks has caused Sebastian to stay out all night when he returns from staying the night at Jared's house?

5. 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?

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

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

8. What reason does Jared cite when he tells Sebastian why he had stopped taking his medication?

9. What does Sebastian discover about the origin of the word punk, and how does he apply the knowledge to his own band?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explicate the novel's theme of acting as a beacon of light for others in order to help them find their paths in life.

Essay Topic 2

Trace Sebastian's character arc from the beginning of the novel to the end. In what ways does he change, demonstrating the elements of a dynamic character and helping to reinforce the novel's major themes?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship between Jared and Janice. In what ways is this mother-son relationship dysfunctional and what does the author appear to suggest as the key to making a dysfunctional relationship into a healthier one?

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