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

2. How old does Alaska say she was when her parents let her choose her own name?
(a) 12.
(b) 10.
(c) 7.
(d) 16.

3. Who is the student in Miles's biology class that participated in throwing him in the lake?
(a) Longwell Chase.
(b) Wilson Carbod.
(c) Clay Wurtzel.
(d) Hank Walsten.

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) Ironing a shirt.
(b) Styling his hair.
(c) Shaving.
(d) Washing his hair.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does Alaska take Miles to do when they are kicked out of World Religions class in “one hundred ten days before”?

3. What is the nickname of the dorm supervisor at Miles's boarding school?

4. What is the name that Alaska has given to her car?

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

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