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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through “After,” Part 1 (pages 137-157).

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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”?
(a) Wilson Carbod.
(b) Longwell Chase.
(c) Clay Wurtzel.
(d) Hank Walsten.

2. The instructor in the World Religions class explains in “seventy-six days before” that who "was special because he abandoned his wealth and noble birth to seek enlightenment"?
(a) Muhammad.
(b) Hare Krishna.
(c) The Buddha.
(d) Jesus Christ.

3. Who comes to Miles's dorm room to offer him marijuana and consolation in "two days after"?
(a) Clay Wurtzel.
(b) Hank Walsten.
(c) Kevin Richmans.
(d) Wilson Carbod.

4. Who is the teacher of Miles's World Religions class at the boarding school?
(a) Dr. Hyde.
(b) Dr. Smith.
(c) Dr. Forrester.
(d) Dr. Walsten.

5. Where does Miles go to smoke in the end of “eight days before”?
(a) Waffle House.
(b) The 7-11.
(c) The Sunny Konvenience Kiosk.
(d) McDonald's.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day after Alaska's funeral is what holiday in "seven days after"?

2. What brand of cigarettes do Miles and Chip buy from Alaska frequently in the novel?

3. Where does Alaska's boyfriend attend college?

4. Chip thinks that the sizable knot on Miles's forehead looks like a topographical map of what country in “eighty-four days before”?

5. How many people attend Miles's going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?

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