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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 character created by Arthur Miller does Chip rap about in “one hundred ten days before”?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) George Walters.
(c) Willy Loman.
(d) Estragon.

2. What French verb meaning "to believe" does Miles's French teacher conjugate in “eighty-four days before”?
(a) Amore.
(b) Scribet.
(c) Ribet.
(d) A croire.

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

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

5. Who does Miles cite with the quote "I go to seek a Great Perhaps" in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Wilson Carbod.
(d) Francois Rabelais.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the "amazingly (and understandably) obese" cook at the boarding school?

2. What is the name of Alaska's boyfriend that appears for their "triple-and-a-half date" in “eighty-seven days before”?

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

4. What is the Jury at Culver Creek comprised of?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Miles indicate those who were involved in the hazing incident in "one hundred twenty-six days before"?

2. Where does Miles go after the hazing incident in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What responses is he greeted with?

3. What main characters are introduced when Miles arrives at the boarding school in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? How are these characters different from Miles?

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

5. Where is Miles treated for his injury in "eighty-seven days before"? What information is related to him at this setting?

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

7. How does Miles compare himself physically to Chip in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? Where does Chip take Miles after they meet?

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

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

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

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