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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. In return for the loan of the church's bass, what does Janice ask Sebastian to do for her?
2. What is NOT one thing Sebastian mentions that Meredith smells like?
3. Though Jared had been told that it could take up to a year, about how long did his doctors tell him it would likely take for a new heart to become available for his transplant?
4. At the top of their songwriting notebook, Jared draws a skull and what other object?
5. What name do Jared and Sebastian end up choosing for their band?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Janice cite as the destiny of all mothers?
2. How does Sebastian apply his understanding of sorting to his and Jared's efforts within the songwriting process?
3. What does Jared retrieve from the closet once he sees how worried Sebastian is about Nana the day he has been kicked out of Nana's house?
4. Why is Sebastian's plan of trying to learn bass unsuccessful?
5. What does Janice reveal to Sebastian as the real reason for her role as a youth group leader at Immanuel Methodist Church?
6. 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?
7. 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?
8. What reason does Meredith give Sebastian for the way she treats Jared?
9. What is the process of sorting according to Buckminster Fuller's philosophy?
10. What reason does Jared cite when he tells Sebastian why he had stopped taking his medication?
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
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 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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