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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 is the one luxury that Miles finds in his dorm room when he arrives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) An air-conditioner.
(b) Thick carpeting.
(c) A bookshelf.
(d) A private bathroom.

2. What character created by Arthur Miller does Chip rap about in “one hundred ten days before”?
(a) Hamlet.
(b) Estragon.
(c) Willy Loman.
(d) George Walters.

3. How many people attend Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 2.
(d) 5.

4. What is the name of the "amazingly (and understandably) obese" cook at the boarding school?
(a) Katie.
(b) Marya.
(c) Maureen.
(d) Mrs. Forrester.

5. Where does Miles Halter's family live?
(a) Louisiana.
(b) Alabama.
(c) Florida.
(d) Mississippi.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of Miles's French teacher at the boarding school?

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

3. What is the name of the boarding school that Miles is planning to attend in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

4. Who is the one-armed kindergartner that Miles describes as beating him at T-ball when he was in third grade in “one hundred nine days before”?

5. How old does Alaska say she was when her parents let her choose her own name?

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