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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 5 (pages 66-97).

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is Chip doing to prepare for a date when Miles comes into their dorm room in “one hundred twenty-two days before”?
(a) Styling his hair.
(b) Washing his hair.
(c) Ironing a shirt.
(d) Shaving.

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

4. What color shirt does Miles wear for his triple-and-a-half date in “eighty-seven days before”?
(a) Blue.
(b) Green.
(c) White.
(d) Black.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Miles describes his dorm room at the boarding school as reminding him more of what than the dorm room of his fantasies?

2. For how many days has it been ceaselessly raining in the beginning of “seventy-six days before”?

3. What book does Miles spend the day in bed reading in “ninety-nine days before”?

4. What brand of cigarettes do Miles and Chip buy from Alaska frequently in the novel?

5. Who is the teacher of Miles's World Religions class at the boarding school?

(see the answer key)

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