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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 4 (pages 55-66).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What dorm room is Miles assigned when he arrives at the boarding school?
(a) Room 43.
(b) Room 151.
(c) Room 12.
(d) Room 36.

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

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

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

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

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. Where does Chip say his father lives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?

3. How tall is Miles said to be in the novel?

4. Who serves at the Judge that has the right to overturn the Jury's verdict at the boarding school, according to the narrator in “ninety-eight days before”?

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

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