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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the question posed for the term paper that the students are to write for their World Religions class in “seventy-six days before”?
(a) Which religion do associate with most closely and why?
(b) What is the most important question human beings must answer?
(c) What is the meaning of life?
(d) Compare and contrast Islam, Buddhism, and Christianity.

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

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

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

5. The chapter "one hundred one days before" begins on the first morning of what month?
(a) September.
(b) December.
(c) November.
(d) October.

6. Why is Miles kicked out of his World Religions class in “one hundred ten days before”?
(a) For passing notes.
(b) For talking in class.
(c) For looking out the window.
(d) For chewing gum.

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

8. Where does Chip live with his mother when he's not in boarding school?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) Los Angeles.
(d) New Hope.

9. Where does Chip say Alaska is from in “one hundred twenty-seven days before”?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) Los Angeles.
(c) Vine Station.
(d) New Hope.

10. What grade does Miles receive on his precalc test in “one hundred days before”?
(a) C-.
(b) D+.
(c) A+.
(d) B+.

11. 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) The Colonel.
(b) Dr. Hyde.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) Mrs. Forrester.

12. 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.

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

14. How many fifty-minute class periods do the students have per school day at the boarding school?
(a) 12.
(b) 9.
(c) 5.
(d) 6.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is the "seventh wheel" that will accompany Alaska and the others on a "triple date" in “eighty-nine days before”?

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