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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. When Alaska arrives outside the Jury room in “ninety-eight days before," she tells Miles that she has now been caught smoking how many times at the school?

2. The term paper that the students are to write for their World Religions class is worth how much of their grade?

3. How many people attend Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

4. What television channel do Miles and his parents watch after his going-away party dissolves in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

5. Who is the "tiny blonde with rectangular glasses" that attends Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the topic announced for the term paper in Miles's World Religions class in "seventy-six days before"?

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

4. Who helps in tutoring Miles and several other students for an exam in "one hundred one days before"? Is the tutoring effective?

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

6. What does Chip reveal to Miles about his girlfriend after their fight in "one hundred twenty-two days before"?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the setting of the novel and author John Green’s source material that he drew from in establishing this setting. Where in Alabama is the Culver Creek Preparatory School located? What clues in the text indicate the time period in which the story takes place? What are the social, cultural, and economic factors within the setting of Birmingham?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and discuss the motif of pranks in Looking for Alaska. What is the history of pranks at the school? What real-life experiences did John Green draw on to develop this motif? How do the pranks in the novel relate to the overall themes of the story?

Essay Topic 3

Identify the genre of Looking for Alaska and the tone established in “one hundred thirty-six days before." How are “genre” and “tone” defined? Which of the following words would you use to describe the tone of this chapter: formal, informal, intimate, solemn, somber, playful, serious, ironic, or condescending? What factors contribute to this tone?

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