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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. What sentence is handed down by the Jury to Alaska and Chip in “ninety-eight days before”?
2. What snack does Takumi bring to Miles on the campus lawn in “sixty-seven days before”?
3. 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?
4. Who does Miles cite with the quote "I go to seek a Great Perhaps" in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
5. What color shirt does Miles wear for his triple-and-a-half date in “eighty-seven days before”?
Short Essay Questions
1. What kinds of quotations does Miles memorize regularly in the novel? Why is this significant to the story?
2. What does Alaska come to inform Miles in his dorm room in "eighty-nine days before"?
3. 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?
4. What do Miles, Alaska, Takumi, and Chip do at their hideout in "one hundred ten days before"?
5. What does Miles realize about his previous encounter with the Jury in "sixty-seven days before"?
6. Where does Miles go after the hazing incident in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What responses is he greeted with?
7. Whose dorm room do Alaska and Miles break into in "fifty-one days before"? Why?
8. What "hazing" incident takes place in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What does the hazing consist of?
9. How does Miles compare himself physically to Chip in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? Where does Chip take Miles after they meet?
10. How has the weather changed in "eighty-four days before"? How has this affected Miles's relationships?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the school dynamics, relationships, and hierarchies established in the first chapters of the novel. Who are the “Weekday Warriors” and why does Chip dislike this group of students? What is Mr. Starnes’s role at the school? Who is “the Jury”?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the character of Dr. Hyde and his World Religions class. What are the objectives that Dr. Hyde establishes for the students in the class? What religions are covered? How does the subject matter in this course relate to the overarching themes in Looking for Alaska?
Essay Topic 3
Compare and contrast the characters of Miles Halter and Chip Martin. How does Miles compare himself to Chip physically? How would you compare the mannerisms, language, and attitudes of the characters? What is Chip’s nickname and what is its significance? How does Miles’s nickname differ?
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