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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 is the great woman saint of Sufism that is described in "twenty-one days after" as having run through the streets of Basra carrying a torch and a bucket of water?

2. How does the Eagle say Alaska died in "the day after"?

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

4. On what day of the week does Alaska's funeral take place in "six days after"?

5. What words are written in Alaska's favorite book that Miles finds in her dorm room in "seven days after"?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How do Miles and his friends begin the pre-prank in "three days before"? How does Miles participate?

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

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

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

8. What words do Miles and Chip discover in Alaska's favorite book in "seven days after"? What do they infer from these words?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

Discuss the French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar Francois Rabelais. When did Rabelais live? Why did he leave the monastery? Why do you think his last words, cited by Miles, are significant in Looking for Alaska?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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