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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is Miles kicked out of his World Religions class in “one hundred ten days before”?
(a) For chewing gum.
(b) For talking in class.
(c) For looking out the window.
(d) For passing notes.

2. Where is Miles about to go to attend boarding school in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Alabama.
(b) Maryland.
(c) Mississippi.
(d) Connecticut.

3. Where does Miles believe that Lara was born in "one hundred one days before"?
(a) Greece.
(b) Spain.
(c) Russia.
(d) Lebanon.

4. What is the name of the boarding school that Miles is planning to attend in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Culver Creek Preparatory School.
(b) Highland Mills Preparatory School.
(c) Mitchell White Preparatory School.
(d) Homewood Preparatory School.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Miles said to be in the novel?

2. What grade does Miles receive on his precalc test in “one hundred days before”?

3. What have the Weekday Warriors done to Alaska's dorm room in “seventy-six days before”?

4. What dorm room is Miles assigned when he arrives at the boarding school?

5. What does Miles say the American Civil War is called "around these parts" in “sixty-seven days before”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What friend of Chip's does Miles meet in the cafeteria in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What does this character discuss with Chip?

2. What main characters are introduced when Miles arrives at the boarding school in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? How are these characters different from Miles?

3. What is the value in using a first-person narrative style in Looking for Alaska? Who is the narrator?

4. Why are Miles and Alaska kicked out their World Religions class in "one hundred ten days before"? Where do they go?

5. What is Alaska's response when Miles asks her how she got the name "Alaska" in "one hundred days before"?

6. What verdict does the Jury reach in "ninety-eight days before"? What punishments are assigned?

7. Whose dorm room do Alaska and Miles break into in "fifty-one days before"? Why?

8. What do Miles, Alaska, Takumi, and Chip do at their hideout in "one hundred ten days before"?

9. What does Alaska tell Miles when she awakens him in the night in "fifty-eight days before"? How does Miles respond?

10. What do Miles and Alaska discuss when Alaska visits Miles's dorm room in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"?

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