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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 does Chip say is coming to take Alaska's belongings from her dorm room the next day in "seven days after"?

2. Who does Chip say named "the Smoking Hole" in "forty-six days after"?

3. What is the question that Alaska addressed in her term paper for World Religions?

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

5. When Dr. Hyde enters the classroom in "eight days after," he says, "It is a law that parents should not have to" do what?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. 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?

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 assertions does Chip make regarding Miles's behavior and attitude in "thirteen days after"?

8. How does Miles explain his complicated feelings regarding Lara in "thirty-seven days after"?

9. How does Miles's father assist in the development of the prank in "eighty-four 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

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?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze the character of Miles Halter as the protagonist and narrator of Looking for Alaska. What can you discern about Miles’s character based on his use of language? How does Miles describe his own appearance? What kind of relationships does Miles have with his parents? How would you describe Miles’s outlook on life? How does Miles evolve throughout the novel?

Essay Topic 3

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”?

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