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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. Miles describes his dorm room at the boarding school as reminding him more of what than the dorm room of his fantasies?
2. What is the question posed for the term paper that the students are to write for their World Religions class in “seventy-six days before”?
3. From what narrative perspective is the story of Looking for Alaska related?
4. Who serves at the Judge that has the right to overturn the Jury's verdict at the boarding school, according to the narrator in “ninety-eight days before”?
5. Who is the dead American President that Kevin names for Miles to say his last words, in “one hundred nine 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. Why are Miles and Alaska kicked out their World Religions class in "one hundred ten days before"? Where do they go?
3. Who helps in tutoring Miles and several other students for an exam in "one hundred one days before"? Is the tutoring effective?
4. What "hazing" incident takes place in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What does the hazing consist of?
5. How does Miles describe the system of criminal justice at Culver Creek Preparatory School in "ninety-eight days before"?
6. What verdict does the Jury reach in "ninety-eight days before"? What punishments are assigned?
7. What do Miles, Takumi, Alaska, and Chip get in trouble for in "ninety-nine days before"? How do they respond?
8. Why is Chip kicked out of the basketball game in "one hundred nine days before"? What does he tell Miles about his history at the basketball games?
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 themes of philosophy and religion in Looking for Alaska. How do these themes connect to the theme of Miles’s search for meaning? How has the author developed these themes using symbolism, imagery, character development, and plot structure?
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar Francois Rabelais. When did Rabelais live? Why did he leave the monastery? Why do you think his last words, cited by Miles, are significant in Looking for Alaska?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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