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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 animal bites Miles on the rear as he and Takumi flee from the Eagle in “three days before”?
2. With whom does Alaska tell the Eagle she is spending the weekend in “three days before”?
3. Who was Alaska's favorite playwright, according to Miles in "the day after"?
4. What holiday have the students just returned to school from in “eight days before”?
5. What is the name of the "preeminent scholar of deviant sexuality in adolescents" that Chip and the others have concocted for their prank in "eighty-four days after"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What causes the argument between Miles and Chip in "twenty days after"? Where does Miles go after the argument?
2. How has the atmosphere of the school changed in "eight days after"? How does Dr. Hyde address Alaska's death?
3. What information do Miles and Chip learn from the police officer in "thirteen days after"?
4. What theory does Chip present to Miles in "nine days after"? Who does Chip believe called Alaska on the night she died?
5. What plan does Alaska announce to Miles, Takumi, and Chip in "eight days before"?
6. What does Takumi's realization lead Miles, Chip, and Takumi to infer about Alaska's last moments in "one hundred fourteen days after"?
7. What "experiment" do Miles and Chip attempt to conduct in "twenty-seven days after"? How do they go about conducting this experiment?
8. What emotions does Miles express following Alaska's death in "two days after"?
9. What does Miles learn from Alaska's father at her funeral in "six days after"? What does Miles do after Alaska's father leaves?
10. How does Miles explain his complicated feelings regarding Lara in "thirty-seven days after"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
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 3
Analyze the character of Alaska Young in Looking for Alaska. How does Alaska differ from Miles in terms of language style, interests, and behavior? What characteristics attract Miles to Alaska? Why do you think Alaska spends time with Miles? Is Alaska a likable character? Why or why not?
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