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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 was in Alaska's backseat when she died in "thirteen days after"?

2. What month is it in "forty-five days after"?

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

4. What day of the week is it when Miles awakens in "sixty-two days after"?

5. What code name have Chip and Alaska given to their pre-prank in “four 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. What epiphany does Miles come to during his World Religions class in "fifty-one days after"?

3. What conclusion does Chip reach after the discussion with the police officer in "thirteen days after"?

4. What does Chip reveal to Miles and Takumi after his phone call with Jake in "twenty-nine days after"?

5. What does Chip reveal when he returns in "four days after"? Where has Chip been?

6. What takes place during the game of Truth or Dare in "the last day"? What causes Miles and Alaska to wake up?

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

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

9. What is the main subject of Miles's focus in "four days before"? What are Chip and Alaska doing during this time?

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

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

Compare the family lives of Miles, Alaska, and Chip in the narrative. How are they similar? How are they different? What do you think family means to Miles? How has his sense of family shifted since his arrival at Culver Creek? How does this theme relate to the themes of loyalty, philosophy, and religion in the novel?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze the relationship of Chip and Sara in the novel. What facts have been established about Chip’s character from his first introduction? How do Chip’s actions in the novel help to define his character, behavior, and attitudes? How would you describe Chip’s relationship with Sara?

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