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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How tall is Miles said to be in the novel?

2. What do Miles and Alaska drink as they look at the stars in “fifty-two days before”?

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

4. Whose dorm room do Alaska and Miles sneak into in “fifty-one days before”?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What verdict does the Jury reach in "ninety-eight days before"? What punishments are assigned?

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

5. How has the weather changed in "eighty-four days before"? How has this affected Miles's relationships?

6. Why are Miles and Alaska kicked out their World Religions class in "one hundred ten days before"? Where do they go?

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

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

9. 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?

10. Whose dorm room do Alaska and Miles break into in "fifty-one days before"? Why?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Compare the family lives of Miles, Alaska, and Chip in the narrative. How are they similar? How are they different? What do you think family means to Miles? How has his sense of family shifted since his arrival at Culver Creek? How does this theme relate to the themes of loyalty, philosophy, and religion in the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the narrative point of view from which the story of Looking for Alaska is related. Why do you think the author chooses to tell the story from a first-person narrative point of view? What are the benefits of this narrative style? What are the limitations? How do you think the story would differ if it were related from a different narrative perspective?

Essay Topic 3

Define “literary allusion” and identify examples of this device in Looking for Alaska. What authors, poets, and historical figures does John Green cite throughout the story? How do these examples relate to the characters and themes in Looking for Alaska? How has the author incorporated these allusions in the text?

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