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

3. What is the first chord that Sebastian is able to produce perfectly on the bass?

4. How many copies of the handmade poster mentioning The Rash do Sebastian and Meredith make and post in their first round of marketing?

5. How many qualities that he likes about her does Meredith ask Sebastian on the phone when she does not know who is on the phone?

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

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. What does Jared reveal to Sebastian during the second youth group meeting as the real reason he has been struck ill?

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

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

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

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

10. 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?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Perform a feminist criticism of the novel.

Essay Topic 3

What is the significance of Buckminster Fuller's philosophies within the novel and how do the tenets of his teaching interact with the novel's themes?

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