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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who is the "seventh wheel" that will accompany Alaska and the others on a "triple date" in “eighty-nine days before”?
(a) Maureen.
(b) Takumi.
(c) Katie.
(d) Marya.

2. What grade does Miles receive on his precalc test in “one hundred days before”?
(a) A+.
(b) B+.
(c) D+.
(d) C-.

3. Who is the author of the poem that Chip quotes with the line "Miles to go before I sleep" in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) Lord Byron.
(b) Robert Frost.
(c) Percy Shelley.
(d) Alfred, Lord Tennyson.

4. What does Miles's mother make a "small mountain of" for his going-away party in “one hundred thirty-six days before"?
(a) Potato salad.
(b) Spaghetti.
(c) Artichoke dip.
(d) Pasta salad.

5. What kind of video do Miles and Alaska find and watch in “forty-nine days before”?
(a) A pornographic video.
(b) A comedic movie.
(c) A family video of Miles's.
(d) A horror movie.

6. What sentencing do Miles and Takumi receive from the Jury in “ninety-eight days before”?
(a) They receive no punishment.
(b) They are suspended.
(c) They are expelled.
(d) 10 hours washing dishes in the cafeteria.

7. What poet does Chip describe in his rap in “one hundred ten days before” as being unafraid of "slant rhyme"?
(a) William Shakespeare.
(b) Emily Dickinson.
(c) Lord Byron.
(d) Percy Shelley.

8. Where does Chip say his father lives in “one hundred twenty-eight days before”?
(a) New York.
(b) Ohio.
(c) California.
(d) Arizona.

9. What is the nickname of the dorm supervisor at Miles's boarding school?
(a) The Hawk.
(b) The Mortician.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) The Inmate.

10. 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?
(a) Smart.
(b) Sober.
(c) Happy.
(d) Calm.

11. Chip thinks that the sizable knot on Miles's forehead looks like a topographical map of what country in “eighty-four days before”?
(a) France.
(b) Iran.
(c) Spain.
(d) Macedonia.

12. What nickname does Chip give to Miles when they meet?
(a) The Drifter.
(b) The Colonel.
(c) The Eagle.
(d) Pudge.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What color shirt does Miles wear for his triple-and-a-half date in “eighty-seven days before”?

2. Where does Alaska's boyfriend attend college?

3. What was the name of Alaska's roommate that was expelled from the school?

4. What is the first class that Miles attends at the boarding school in “one hundred twenty-six days before”?

5. When does Alaska arrange for a "triple-date" with Miles and the others in “eighty-nine days before”?

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