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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. Where is Takumi from?
(a) Thailand.
(b) Brazil.
(c) Japan.
(d) Korea.

3. Who is the dead American President that Kevin names for Miles to say his last words, in “one hundred nine days before”?
(a) Grover Cleveland.
(b) Millard Fillmore.
(c) John F. Kennedy.
(d) Abraham Lincoln.

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

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. From what narrative perspective is the story of Looking for Alaska related?

2. Who is the starting center for Culver Creek's basketball team?

3. Whose final words were, according to Miles, "Strike the tent"?

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

5. What is Chip doing to prepare for a date when Miles comes into their dorm room in “one hundred twenty-two days before”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What friend of Chip's does Miles meet in the cafeteria in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What does this character discuss with Chip?

4. How does Miles describe the system of criminal justice at Culver Creek Preparatory School in "ninety-eight days before"?

5. What nicknames are established for Chip and Miles in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? What other information does Chip share with Miles in this chapter?

6. What kinds of quotations does Miles memorize regularly in the novel? Why is this significant to the story?

7. What do Miles, Alaska, Takumi, and Chip do at their hideout in "one hundred ten days before"?

8. 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?

9. What does Miles realize about his previous encounter with the Jury in "sixty-seven days before"?

10. What does Alaska come to inform Miles in his dorm room in "eighty-nine days before"?

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