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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 2 (pages 21-38).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the author of the poem that Chip quotes with the line "Miles to go before I sleep" in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Robert Frost.

2. What are the kids called at the boarding school that board during the week and go to their parents' wealthy homes during the weekends?
(a) The Weekend Wranglers.
(b) The Homewood Hotties.
(c) The Weekday Warriors.
(d) The Rambling Roses.

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

4. What is the name of the "amazingly (and understandably) obese" cook at the boarding school?
(a) Mrs. Forrester.
(b) Katie.
(c) Marya.
(d) Maureen.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Chip live with his mother when he's not in boarding school?

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

3. How many people attend Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

4. What is the name of Chip's girlfriend in the novel?

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

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