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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 2 (pages 21-38).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Chip say Alaska is from in “one hundred twenty-seven days before”?
(a) New Hope.
(b) Vine Station.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) San Francisco.

2. Who is the student in Miles's biology class that participated in throwing him in the lake?
(a) Wilson Carbod.
(b) Longwell Chase.
(c) Hank Walsten.
(d) Clay Wurtzel.

3. What is the one luxury that Miles finds in his dorm room when he arrives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) An air-conditioner.
(b) A private bathroom.
(c) Thick carpeting.
(d) A bookshelf.

4. Who is the author of the poem that Chip quotes with the line "Miles to go before I sleep" in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Percy Shelley.

5. What are the two words contained in the "Dress Code" section of the boarding school's handbook?
(a) Casual modesty.
(b) Black tie.
(c) Modest attire.
(d) School uniform.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chip doing to prepare for a date when Miles comes into their dorm room in “one hundred twenty-two days before”?

2. What is Chip's last name?

3. Where is Miles about to go to attend boarding school in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

4. How many fifty-minute class periods do the students have per school day at the boarding school?

5. What is the name of the "amazingly (and understandably) obese" cook at the boarding school?

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