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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. Who drives Miles and the others to Alaska's funeral in "six days after"?

2. What is Maxx's real name, according to Miles in "one hundred two days after"?

3. What is the name of the liquor store that Chip, Takumi, and Miles go to in "forty-five days after"?

4. Where does Chip say he walked to in “four days after”?

5. Who has brought a camp stove to the hideout in “two days before”?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the Eagle respond when he catches Miles smoking in "twenty-seven days after"? What do Miles and Chip do after the Eagle leaves?

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

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

4. What plan does Alaska announce to Miles, Takumi, and Chip in "eight days before"?

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

6. Who knocks on Miles and Chip's dorm room door in the beginning of "the day after"? Where are they told to go?

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

8. What "experiment" do Miles and Chip attempt to conduct in "twenty-seven days after"? How do they go about conducting this experiment?

9. Where do Miles and his friends go to discuss their plans for the pre-prank in "three days before"? How do they get past the Eagle?

10. What emotions does Miles express following Alaska's death in "two days after"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of cigarettes and smoking in the novel. Why does Alaska say she smokes? How does Miles progress from being a nonsmoker to being a smoker in the narrative? What symbolism is evoked through this motif?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the narrative point of view from which the story of Looking for Alaska is related. Why do you think the author chooses to tell the story from a first-person narrative point of view? What are the benefits of this narrative style? What are the limitations? How do you think the story would differ if it were related from a different narrative perspective?

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