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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 does the police officer say Alaska's "BAL" registered when they tested her in "thirteen days after"?
2. What is the first of the "warning signs of suicide" that Chip and Miles find on the web in "fourteen days after"?
3. Where do Miles and Chip go to talk to the police about Alaska's death in "thirteen days after"?
4. On what day of the week does Miles complete his first set of finals at the boarding school and pack clothes for the pre-prank in “three days before”?
5. Who supposedly said as his last words, "I've had eighteen straight whiskeys. I do believe that's a record"?
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 does Miles's father assist in the development of the prank in "eighty-four days after"?
3. What "experiment" do Miles and Chip attempt to conduct in "twenty-seven days after"? How do they go about conducting this experiment?
4. What takes place during the game of Truth or Dare in "the last day"? What causes Miles and Alaska to wake up?
5. What "best day" stories are related from the characters during Alaska's game of Best Day/Worst Day in "two days before"?
6. 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?
7. What causes the argument between Miles and Chip in "twenty days after"? Where does Miles go after the argument?
8. What conclusion does Chip reach after the discussion with the police officer in "thirteen days after"?
9. How has the atmosphere of the school changed in "eight days after"? How does Dr. Hyde address Alaska's death?
10. What takes place when "Dr. Morse" takes the podium in "one hundred two days after"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the theme of loyalty in Looking for Alaska. How is this theme developed through the characters of Miles, Alaska, Chip, and Takumi? How does the author develop this theme through the novel’s setting? What does loyalty mean to the characters in the story?
Essay Topic 2
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 3
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?
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