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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. What color does Sebastian try to keep in his mind as he tries to telepathically connect with Nana?

3. Jared tells Sebastian that the whole country is on pills and that is how they are kept as what?

4. What night of the week does Sebastian realize that he has inadvertently made plans with both Meredith and Jared for the same night?

5. How long had it actually taken to receive a heart for Jared's heart transplant?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

6. 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?

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

8. What does Janice reveal to Sebastian as the real reason for her role as a youth group leader at Immanuel Methodist Church?

9. 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?

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

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

Discuss the author's use of foreshadowing within the novel and its interaction with the themes of prophecy and clairvoyance.

Essay Topic 3

What is the novel's message concerning vulnerability within the human condition?

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