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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. What is the name of Chip's girlfriend in the novel?
(a) Sara.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Lara.
(d) Alaska.

2. Who is the "tiny blonde with rectangular glasses" that attends Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Lara Smith.
(b) Maureen.
(c) Marie Lawson.
(d) Katie.

3. Why is Miles kicked out of his World Religions class in “one hundred ten days before”?
(a) For looking out the window.
(b) For chewing gum.
(c) For passing notes.
(d) For talking in class.

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”?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

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

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. What is Alaska's last name in the novel?

3. What is Chip's nickname in the novel?

4. 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?

5. Where does Alaska's boyfriend attend college?

(see the answer key)

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