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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Chip call his concoction of vodka and milk that he keeps in the dorm room?
(a) Decadence.
(b) White Russian.
(c) Ambrosia.
(d) Mr. Goodies.

3. Whose final words were, according to Miles, "Strike the tent"?
(a) Robert E. Lee's.
(b) Alexander Pope's.
(c) Percy Shelley's.
(d) Abraham Lincoln's.

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

5. Who invites Alaska and Miles to have Thanksgiving dinner at his house in “forty-seven days before”?
(a) Kevin.
(b) Jake.
(c) Takumi.
(d) Chip.

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

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

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

9. Near what city is the boarding school located that Miles arrives at in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Birmingham.
(b) Newport.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Little Rock.

10. 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.

11. When his parents leave him at the boarding school, Miles promises to call them once a week on which day?
(a) Friday.
(b) Monday.
(c) Saturday.
(d) Sunday.

12. Where does Chip say his father lives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) New York.
(b) Arizona.
(c) California.
(d) Ohio.

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) Muhammad.
(b) Jesus Christ.
(c) Hare Krishna.
(d) The Buddha.

14. Approximately how many times does Miles say he's been to church in his life in “seventy-six days before”?
(a) 10 times.
(b) 4 times.
(c) 20 times.
(d) 2 times.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Miles's mother make a "small mountain of" for his going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

4. Why is Miles kicked out of his World Religions class in “one hundred ten days before”?

5. How old does Alaska say she was when her parents let her choose her own name?

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