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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “After,” Part 1 (pages 137-157).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What television channel do Miles and his parents watch after his going-away party dissolves in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) The Nature Channel.
(b) The Sci-Fi Network.
(c) CNN.
(d) The History Channel.

2. Near what city is the boarding school located that Miles arrives at in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Little Rock.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Newport.

3. When his parents leave him at the boarding school, Miles promises to call them once a week on which day?
(a) Saturday.
(b) Sunday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Friday.

4. Approximately how many times does Miles say he's been to church in his life in “seventy-six days before”?
(a) 2 times.
(b) 10 times.
(c) 4 times.
(d) 20 times.

5. What novel is Chip reading for his English class when Alaska visits his and Miles's dorm room in “eighty-nine days before”?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Little Prince.
(d) Moby Dick.

Short Answer Questions

1. What brand of cigarettes do Miles and Chip buy from Alaska frequently in the novel?

2. What character created by Arthur Miller does Chip rap about in “one hundred ten days before”?

3. When Hank tells Alaska that marijuana is better for your health than cigarettes, she responds by telling him, "I may die young. But at least I'll die" what?

4. What kind of video do Miles and Alaska find and watch in “forty-nine days before”?

5. Miles describes his dorm room at the boarding school as reminding him more of what than the dorm room of his fantasies?

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