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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. 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"?
(a) Marie Lawson.
(b) Holly Moser.
(c) Maureen Smith.
(d) Sarah Anderson.

2. What does Chip say they need to borrow from the Eagle in "twenty-seven days after"?
(a) His telephone.
(b) His car.
(c) His sunglasses.
(d) His Breathalyzer.

3. What is the name of Lara's roommate at the boarding school?
(a) Holly.
(b) Katie.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Marya.

4. With whom does Alaska tell the Eagle she is spending the weekend in “three days before”?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her brother.
(c) Jake.
(d) Madame O'Malley.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the police officer say was in Alaska's backseat when she died in "thirteen days after"?

2. What month is it in "forty-five days after"?

3. What is the first of the "warning signs of suicide" that Chip and Miles find on the web in "fourteen days after"?

4. What word from "twenty days after" refers to a cliff with a vertical, nearly vertical, or overhanging face?

5. What is the mystical sect of Islam that is discussed in the World Religions class in "twenty-one days after"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What "best day" stories are related from the characters during Alaska's game of Best Day/Worst Day in "two days before"?

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

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

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

5. How has the atmosphere of the school changed in "eight days after"? How does Dr. Hyde address Alaska's death?

6. 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?

7. How does Miles explain his complicated feelings regarding Lara in "thirty-seven days after"?

8. What does Chip reveal to Miles and Takumi after his phone call with Jake in "twenty-nine days after"?

9. What takes place during the game of Truth or Dare in "the last day"? What causes Miles and Alaska to wake up?

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

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