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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. Where does Chip say his father lives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Ohio.
(b) California.
(c) Arizona.
(d) New York.

2. Who is the teacher of Miles's World Religions class at the boarding school?
(a) Dr. Smith.
(b) Dr. Hyde.
(c) Dr. Walsten.
(d) Dr. Forrester.

3. Miles describes his dorm room at the boarding school as reminding him more of what than the dorm room of his fantasies?
(a) A prison.
(b) A morgue.
(c) A mausoleum.
(d) A hospital.

4. What was the name of Alaska's roommate that was expelled from the school?
(a) Marie Lawson.
(b) Lara.
(c) Katie.
(d) Marya.

5. What is the nickname of the dorm supervisor at Miles's boarding school?
(a) The Mortician.
(b) The Inmate.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) The Hawk.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. From what narrative perspective is the story of Looking for Alaska related?

4. 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”?

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

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