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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does Miles Halter's family live?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Louisiana.
(d) Florida.

2. Who is the starting center for Culver Creek's basketball team?
(a) Clay Wurtzel.
(b) Wilson Carbod.
(c) Hank Walsten.
(d) Longwell Chase.

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?
(a) Smart.
(b) Happy.
(c) Calm.
(d) Sober.

4. In the conclusion of “ninety-nine days before," Alaska says, "Sometimes you lose a battle. But" what "always wins the war"?
(a) Mischief.
(b) Cunning.
(c) Military.
(d) Artillery.

5. How many fifty-minute class periods do the students have per school day at the boarding school?
(a) 9.
(b) 5.
(c) 6.
(d) 12.

6. What is the question posed for the term paper that the students are to write for their World Religions class in “seventy-six days before”?
(a) Compare and contrast Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity.
(b) What is the meaning of life?
(c) What is the most important question human beings must answer?
(d) Which religion do associate with most closely and why?

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

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

9. Where does Chip live with his mother when he's not in boarding school?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) New Hope.
(d) New York.

10. What character created by Arthur Miller does Chip rap about in “one hundred ten days before”?
(a) Estragon.
(b) Willy Loman.
(c) George Walters.
(d) Hamlet.

11. The Colonel says in “eighty-seven days before,” "The only thing I hate more than rich people is" what?
(a) Mean people.
(b) Stupid people.
(c) Ugly people.
(d) Ignorant people.

12. When the Eagle catches Miles, Alaska, Chip, and Takumi smoking by the lake in “ninety-nine days before," he tells them to be in Jury tomorrow at what time?
(a) 5:00.
(b) 3:00.
(c) 8:00.
(d) 4:00.

13. How tall is Miles said to be in the novel?
(a) 6'1.
(b) 6'.
(c) 5'10.
(d) 5'8.

14. Where does Chip say his father lives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Arizona.
(b) Ohio.
(c) California.
(d) New York.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the "tiny blonde with rectangular glasses" that attends Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

2. When does Alaska arrange for a "triple-date" with Miles and the others in “eighty-nine days before”?

3. What is the name of Alaska's boyfriend that appears for their "triple-and-a-half date" in “eighty-seven days before”?

4. Who does Chip describe as the "star" of the boarding school's basketball team in “one hundred nine days before”?

5. What is the name that Alaska has given to her car?

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