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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What kind of video do Miles and Alaska find and watch in “forty-nine days before”?
(a) A family video of Miles's.
(b) A horror movie.
(c) A pornographic video.
(d) A comedic movie.

2. What is the name of Alaska's boyfriend that appears for their "triple-and-a-half date" in “eighty-seven days before”?
(a) Hank.
(b) Jake.
(c) Clay.
(d) Takumi.

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

4. When Hank tells Alaska that marijuana is better for your health than cigarettes, she responds by telling him, "I may die young. But at least I'll die" what?
(a) Happy.
(b) Calm.
(c) Smart.
(d) Sober.

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

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

7. How many people attend Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) 5.
(b) 2.
(c) 10.
(d) 7.

8. What brand of cigarettes do Miles and Chip buy from Alaska frequently in the novel?
(a) American Spirit Lights.
(b) Camel Lights.
(c) Newport Lights.
(d) Marlboro Lights.

9. What is the one luxury that Miles finds in his dorm room when he arrives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Thick carpeting.
(b) A private bathroom.
(c) An air-conditioner.
(d) A bookshelf.

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

11. What is the first class that Miles attends at the boarding school in “one hundred twenty-six days before”?
(a) History class.
(b) English class.
(c) French class.
(d) Calculus class.

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

13. For how many days has it been ceaselessly raining in the beginning of “seventy-six days before”?
(a) For 9 days.
(b) For 6 days.
(c) For 16 days.
(d) For 3 days.

14. What is the Jury at Culver Creek comprised of?
(a) Twelve students.
(b) Six faculty members.
(c) Six students.
(d) Twelve faculty members.

15. The term paper that the students are to write for their World Religions class is worth how much of their grade?
(a) 75%.
(b) 25%.
(c) 100%.
(d) 50%.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Chip call his concoction of vodka and milk that he keeps in the dorm room?

2. Who is the author of the poem that Chip quotes with the line "Miles to go before I sleep" in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?

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

4. What is the name that Alaska has given to her car?

5. When does Alaska arrange for a "triple-date" with Miles and the others in “eighty-nine days before”?

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