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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 two qualities does Sebastian pronounce as making for a good song topic?

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

3. For how many hours does Sebastian sleep after he gets kicked out of Nana's house and passes out in Janice's van?

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

5. What does Meredith admit to being afraid of at the age of 17?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the one thing Meredith cites as the quality of Sebastian's that makes him different and is the thing she really likes about him?

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

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

4. 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?

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 are the qualities that Sebastian tells Meredith he likes about her when he calls her up the second time and does not know that it is him?

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

9. What reason does Jared give Sebastian for why their band "needs to be awesome" (157)?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What is the function of language within the novel and how does the author use differences in diction, word choice, and formality levels within the dialogue of the various characters in order to support a number of the novel's underlying themes?

Essay Topic 2

Research the author's life and use your findings to perform a biographical criticism of The House of Tomorrow.

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the carnivalesque nature of the novel's climax and explain how its qualities of the carnivalesque mesh with the novel's inherent themes.

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