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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 3 (pages 38-55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) Calm.
(c) Happy.
(d) Sober.

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

3. How many basketball games in a row does Chip say he's been consecutively kicked out of in “one hundred nine days before”?
(a) 11.
(b) 16.
(c) 21.
(d) 37.

4. What is Chip doing to prepare for a date when Miles comes into their dorm room in “one hundred twenty-two days before”?
(a) Styling his hair.
(b) Washing his hair.
(c) Ironing a shirt.
(d) Shaving.

5. The chapter "one hundred one days before" begins on the first morning of what month?
(a) September.
(b) October.
(c) November.
(d) December.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Near what city is the boarding school located that Miles arrives at in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?

3. Where does Alaska's boyfriend attend college?

4. What poet does Chip describe in his rap in “one hundred ten days before” as being unafraid of "slant rhyme"?

5. What television channel do Miles and his parents watch after his going-away party dissolves in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

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