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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 tell Chip and Miles he was covering when his squad car was hit in "thirteen days after"?

2. 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?

3. After detailing the plan for the Alaska Memorial Prank in "eighty-three days after," Chip says it will only work if they can find what?

4. Where does the Eagle tell Miles and Chip to go when he knocks on their door in "the day after"?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What information do Miles and Chip learn from the police officer in "thirteen days after"?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Examine the social, cultural, economic, and religious aspects of the setting of the novel. Consider how resetting the story in a location like New York City or Los Angeles might change the plot, themes, or characters. What mannerisms and behaviors in the narrative are connected specifically to the setting? How would you compare the characters and themes in this novel with other novels set in the South?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the school dynamics, relationships, and hierarchies established in the first chapters of the novel. Who are the “Weekday Warriors” and why does Chip dislike this group of students? What is Mr. Starnes’s role at the school? Who is “the Jury”?

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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