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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sentencing do Miles and Takumi receive from the Jury in “ninety-eight days before”?
(a) They receive no punishment.
(b) They are expelled.
(c) 10 hours washing dishes in the cafeteria.
(d) They are suspended.

3. What does Miles say the American Civil War is called "around these parts" in “sixty-seven days before”?
(a) The War Against Slavery.
(b) The War for Slavery.
(c) The War Between North and South.
(d) The War Between the States.

4. What television channel do Miles and his parents watch after his going-away party dissolves in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) The History Channel.
(b) The Sci-Fi Network.
(c) CNN.
(d) The Nature Channel.

5. What book does Miles spend the day in bed reading in “ninety-nine days before”?
(a) The Great Gatsby.
(b) To Have and Have Not.
(c) The Sun Also Rises.
(d) Ethan Frome.

6. Who is the dead American President that Kevin names for Miles to say his last words, in “one hundred nine days before”?
(a) Millard Fillmore.
(b) Abraham Lincoln.
(c) Grover Cleveland.
(d) John F. Kennedy.

7. Chip thinks that the sizable knot on Miles's forehead looks like a topographical map of what country in “eighty-four days before”?
(a) Iran.
(b) France.
(c) Spain.
(d) Macedonia.

8. What snack does Takumi bring to Miles on the campus lawn in “sixty-seven days before”?
(a) A burrito.
(b) A slice of pizza.
(c) A moon pie.
(d) An oatmeal cream pie.

9. What is the name of the boarding school that Miles is planning to attend in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Highland Mills Preparatory School.
(b) Mitchell White Preparatory School.
(c) Culver Creek Preparatory School.
(d) Homewood Preparatory School.

10. 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”?
(a) Dr. Hyde.
(b) Mrs. Forrester.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) The Colonel.

11. What is described in “eighty-seven days before” as Birmingham's richest suburb?
(a) Homewood.
(b) Mountain Brook.
(c) Vestavia Hills.
(d) Hoover.

12. Who confesses that they ratted out Marya in “fifty-eight days before”?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Alaska.
(c) Miles.
(d) Chip.

13. The instructor in the World Religions class explains in “seventy-six days before” that who "was special because he abandoned his wealth and noble birth to seek enlightenment"?
(a) Hare Krishna.
(b) Muhammad.
(c) Jesus Christ.
(d) The Buddha.

14. Who is the "seventh wheel" that will accompany Alaska and the others on a "triple date" in “eighty-nine days before”?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Takumi.
(c) Katie.
(d) Marya.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shirt does Miles wear for his triple-and-a-half date in “eighty-seven days before”?

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

3. What nickname does Chip give to Miles when they meet?

4. Where is Miles about to go to attend boarding school in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

5. Who is the one-armed kindergartner that Miles describes as beating him at T-ball when he was in third grade in “one hundred nine days before”?

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