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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 are Chip and Alaska doing while Takumi and Miles set fireworks on the campus as a distraction in “three days before”?
(a) Vandalizing the cafeteria.
(b) Rigging a trap in Kevin's dorm room.
(c) Hacking into the school's computer system.
(d) Lighting the Eagle's house on fire.

2. How far away from campus was Alaska when she died?
(a) 30 miles away.
(b) 6 miles away.
(c) 20 miles away.
(d) 2 miles away.

3. How old does Miles say you have to be in order to smoke cigarettes in Alabama in "thirteen days after"?
(a) 16.
(b) 21.
(c) 19.
(d) 18.

4. What Buddhist doctrine "basically says that people don't have eternal souls," according to Miles?
(a) Anatta.
(b) Namaste.
(c) Reincarnation.
(d) Karma.

5. What has the Eagle announced that the school is going to build in memory of Alaska in "sixty-nine days after"?
(a) A library.
(b) A new parking lot.
(c) A playground.
(d) A cafe.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is described by Miles in "fourteen days after" as "the senior I knew primarily from viewing her nude self-portraits over Thanksgiving with Alaska"?

2. What is the name of Lara's roommate at the boarding school?

3. Who was Alaska's favorite playwright, according to Miles in "the day after"?

4. How much money does Chip give to Maxx for his participation in the school prank in "one hundred two days after"?

5. Who is the author of The Little Prince?

Short Essay Questions

1. What assertions does Chip make regarding Miles's behavior and attitude in "thirteen days after"?

2. How have Miles's thoughts about Alaska and her death evolved in "twenty-one days after"?

3. What does Takumi's realization lead Miles, Chip, and Takumi to infer about Alaska's last moments in "one hundred fourteen days after"?

4. What emotions does Miles express following Alaska's death in "two days after"?

5. What information do Miles and Chip learn from the police officer in "thirteen days after"?

6. How do Miles and his friends begin the pre-prank in "three days before"? How does Miles participate?

7. How would you compare the narrative focus and tone of "Before" and "After" in Looking for Alaska?

8. What epiphany does Miles come to during his World Religions class in "fifty-one days after"?

9. What conclusion does Chip reach after the discussion with the police officer in "thirteen days after"?

10. How does the Eagle respond when he catches Miles smoking in "twenty-seven days after"? What do Miles and Chip do after the Eagle leaves?

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