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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. 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 Against Slavery.
(c) The War for Slavery.
(d) The War Between North and South.

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

4. 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) Hank.
(d) Jake.

5. What color hair does Alaska's boyfriend have?
(a) Brown.
(b) Blond.
(c) Black.
(d) Auburn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What are the two words contained in the "Dress Code" section of the boarding school's handbook?

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

3. Where is Takumi from?

4. What snack does Takumi bring to Miles on the campus lawn in “sixty-seven days before”?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Miles learn from Takumi in "sixty-seven days before"?

2. Why is Chip kicked out of the basketball game in "one hundred nine days before"? What does he tell Miles about his history at the basketball games?

3. What does Alaska tell Miles when she awakens him in the night in "fifty-eight days before"? How does Miles respond?

4. What "hazing" incident takes place in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What does the hazing consist of?

5. What is the significance of the World Religions class and instructor that Miles meets in "one hundred twenty-six days before"?

6. What is the value in using a first-person narrative style in Looking for Alaska? Who is the narrator?

7. What is Alaska's response when Miles asks her how she got the name "Alaska" in "one hundred days before"?

8. What does Chip reveal to Miles about his girlfriend after their fight in "one hundred twenty-two days before"?

9. What conversation takes place between Dr. Hyde and Miles in "one hundred eight days before"?

10. What do Miles and Alaska discuss when Alaska visits Miles's dorm room in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"?

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