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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “Before,” Part 3 (pages 38-55).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the name of Alaska's roommate that was expelled from the school?
(a) Marie Lawson.
(b) Lara.
(c) Katie.
(d) Marya.

2. How many fifty-minute class periods do the students have per school day at the boarding school?
(a) 6.
(b) 12.
(c) 9.
(d) 5.

3. Where does Chip live with his mother when he's not in boarding school?
(a) San Francisco.
(b) New York.
(c) New Hope.
(d) Los Angeles.

4. Who does Miles cite with the quote "I go to seek a Great Perhaps" in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Percy Shelley.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Francois Rabelais.
(d) Wilson Carbod.

5. What is Alaska's last name in the novel?
(a) Young.
(b) Anderson.
(c) Douglass.
(d) Smith.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Chip doing to prepare for a date when Miles comes into their dorm room in “one hundred twenty-two days before”?

2. When Hank tells Alaska that marijuana is better for your health than cigarettes, she responds by telling him, "I may die young. But at least I'll die" what?

3. What character created by Arthur Miller does Chip rap about in “one hundred ten days before”?

4. Where is Miles about to go to attend boarding school in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

5. Why is Miles kicked out of his World Religions class in “one hundred ten days before”?

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