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

2. Miles notes in "fifty-one days after" that the "Buddha said that suffering was caused by" what?

3. What do Miles and Chip eat for dinner in the beginning of "twenty days after"?

4. What is the name of the stripper agency that Chip secures a stripper from for the prank in "one hundred two days after"?

5. What does Takumi call the hat that he puts on as he and Miles set out to start the pre-prank in “three days before”?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. What epiphany does Miles come to during his World Religions class in "fifty-one days after"?

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

9. What information does Chip reveal to Takumi in "twenty-eight days after"? How does Takumi respond?

10. 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?

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

Analyze the character of Alaska Young in Looking for Alaska. How does Alaska differ from Miles in terms of language style, interests, and behavior? What characteristics attract Miles to Alaska? Why do you think Alaska spends time with Miles? Is Alaska a likable character? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the author’s structural choices in developing the plot of Looking for Alaska. How is the novel divided into sections? What do the structural elements of the novel contribute to its themes? How would the story differ if it were structured differently?

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