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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. Where does Alaska ask Miles to go study with her during their lunch break in "one hundred one days before"?
(a) Her dorm room.
(b) Sonic.
(c) McDonald's.
(d) Burger King.

2. What does Miles's mother make a "small mountain of" for his going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Spaghetti.
(b) Potato salad.
(c) Pasta salad.
(d) Artichoke dip.

3. What poet does Chip describe in his rap in “one hundred ten days before” as being unafraid of "slant rhyme"?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Lord Byron.

4. What is Chip's last name?
(a) Smith.
(b) Perry.
(c) Jackson.
(d) Martin.

5. In the conclusion of “ninety-nine days before," Alaska says, "Sometimes you lose a battle. But" what "always wins the war"?
(a) Artillery.
(b) Mischief.
(c) Cunning.
(d) Military.

Short Answer Questions

1. What grade does Miles receive on his precalc test in “one hundred days before”?

2. The Colonel says in “eighty-seven days before,” "The only thing I hate more than rich people is" what?

3. What color hair does Alaska's boyfriend have?

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

5. What dorm room is Miles assigned when he arrives at the boarding school?

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