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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. Where does Takumi suggest he and Miles have lunch in the beginning of "twenty-one days after"?

2. Where does Miles say Dr. Hyde taught them there were days reserved for grave cleaning where you make gifts to the dead?

3. What is the name that Alaska coined for the fried burritos they serve in the cafeteria?

4. What does the Eagle catch Miles doing when he enters his dorm room in "twenty-seven days after"?

5. Who goes to the school's supply room to connect stereo equipment to the gym's loudspeakers in "one hundred two days after"?

Short Essay Questions

1. What theory does Chip present to Miles in "nine days after"? Who does Chip believe called Alaska on the night she died?

2. What "best day" stories are related from the characters during Alaska's game of Best Day/Worst Day in "two days before"?

3. What causes the argument between Miles and Chip in "twenty days after"? Where does Miles go after the argument?

4. What realizations does Miles make after he discovers Alaska's doodle on the wall by the phone in "sixty-two days after"?

5. What is Chip's plan for memorializing Alaska in "sixty-nine days after"? How does Miles respond to the idea?

6. How has the atmosphere of the school changed in "eight days after"? How does Dr. Hyde address Alaska's death?

7. What takes place when "Dr. Morse" takes the podium in "one hundred two days after"?

8. How does Miles explain his complicated feelings regarding Lara in "thirty-seven days after"?

9. How would you compare the narrative focus and tone of "Before" and "After" in Looking for Alaska?

10. What does Miles learn from Alaska's father at her funeral in "six days after"? What does Miles do after Alaska's father leaves?

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

Discuss the author’s structural choices in developing the plot of Looking for Alaska. How is the novel divided into sections? What do the structural elements of the novel contribute to its themes? How would the story differ if it were structured differently?

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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