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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 6 (pages 97-133).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What brand of cigarettes do Miles and Chip buy from Alaska frequently in the novel?
(a) American Spirit Lights.
(b) Camel Lights.
(c) Marlboro Lights.
(d) Newport Lights.

2. 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.

3. What is the name of the drinking game that Alaska introduces to the others in the hideout in “two days before”?
(a) Three Man.
(b) Rotten Quarters.
(c) Beer Pong.
(d) Best Day/Worst Day.

4. What poet does Chip describe in his rap in “one hundred ten days before” as being unafraid of "slant rhyme"?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Percy Shelley.
(c) William Shakespeare.
(d) Emily Dickinson.

5. Where does Alaska's boyfriend attend college?
(a) Pace University.
(b) Vanderbilt University.
(c) Harvard University.
(d) Rutgers University.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What code name have Chip and Alaska given to their pre-prank in “four days before”?

4. What are the kids called at the boarding school that board during the week and go to their parents' wealthy homes during the weekends?

5. Chip tells Miles in “four days before” that when he packs in preparation for their pre-prank, he should pack for how many days?

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