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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. What nickname does Chip give to Miles when they meet?

2. Who is the dead American President that Kevin names for Miles to say his last words, in “one hundred nine days before”?

3. What does Miles's mother make a "small mountain of" for his going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

4. Who confesses that they ratted out Marya in “fifty-eight days before”?

5. Who invites Alaska and Miles to have Thanksgiving dinner at his house in “forty-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 is the significance of the World Religions class and instructor that Miles meets in "one hundred twenty-six days before"?

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

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

5. What "hazing" incident takes place in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What does the hazing consist of?

6. 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?

7. Why is Chip kicked out of the basketball game in "one hundred nine days before"? What does he tell Miles about his history at the basketball games?

8. How does Miles indicate those who were involved in the hazing incident in "one hundred twenty-six days before"?

9. What kinds of quotations does Miles memorize regularly in the novel? Why is this significant to the story?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the theme of loyalty in Looking for Alaska. How is this theme developed through the characters of Miles, Alaska, Chip, and Takumi? How does the author develop this theme through the novel’s setting? What does loyalty mean to the characters in the story?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar Francois Rabelais. When did Rabelais live? Why did he leave the monastery? Why do you think his last words, cited by Miles, are significant in Looking for Alaska?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the motif of labyrinths in Looking for Alaska. Where is the concept of labyrinths first introduced in the novel? What is the significance of this reference? How does this motif relate to the novel’s themes?

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