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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 is Miles about to go to attend boarding school in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Connecticut.
(b) Mississippi.
(c) Alabama.
(d) Maryland.

2. What are the three religious traditions that are to be covered over the year in World Religions?
(a) Christianity, Judaism, and Hinduism.
(b) Islam, Buddhism, and Hinduism.
(c) Hinduism, Judaism, and Christianity.
(d) Islam, Christianity, and Buddhism.

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 hospital.
(d) A mausoleum.

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

5. From what narrative perspective is the story of Looking for Alaska related?
(a) Fourth person.
(b) First person.
(c) Second person.
(d) Third person.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Miles cite with the quote "I go to seek a Great Perhaps" in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

2. Where does Chip say Alaska is from in “one hundred twenty-seven days before”?

3. Who is the student in Miles's biology class that participated in throwing him in the lake?

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

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

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