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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 famously called religion "the opiate of the masses," according to Dr. Hyde in "twenty-one days after"?

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

3. What is the name of Miles's father's secretary that picks up when he calls in "eighty-four days after"?

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

5. 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?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. How have Miles's thoughts about Alaska and her death evolved in "twenty-one days after"?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of labyrinths in Looking for Alaska. Where is the concept of labyrinths first introduced in the novel? What is the significance of this reference? How does this motif relate to the novel’s themes?

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

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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