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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What snack does Takumi bring to Miles on the campus lawn in “sixty-seven days before”?
(a) A burrito.
(b) A slice of pizza.
(c) A moon pie.
(d) An oatmeal cream pie.

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

3. Who does Chip describe as the "star" of the boarding school's basketball team in “one hundred nine days before”?
(a) Longwell Chase.
(b) Kevin Richmans.
(c) Clay Wurtzel.
(d) Hank Walsten.

4. Where does Alaska's boyfriend attend college?
(a) Rutgers University.
(b) Harvard University.
(c) Vanderbilt University.
(d) Pace University.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the name that Alaska has given to her car?

3. What book does Miles spend the day in bed reading in “ninety-nine days before”?

4. What is the nickname of the dorm supervisor at Miles's boarding school?

5. What novel is Chip reading for his English class when Alaska visits his and Miles's dorm room in “eighty-nine days before”?

Short Essay Questions

1. What nicknames are established for Chip and Miles in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? What other information does Chip share with Miles in this chapter?

2. How does Miles indicate those who were involved in the hazing incident in "one hundred twenty-six days before"?

3. What is the significance of the World Religions class and instructor that Miles meets in "one hundred twenty-six days before"?

4. Where does Miles go after the hazing incident in "one hundred twenty-seven days before"? What responses is he greeted with?

5. What do Miles, Takumi, Alaska, and Chip get in trouble for in "ninety-nine days before"? How do they respond?

6. What main characters are introduced when Miles arrives at the boarding school in "one hundred twenty-eight days before"? How are these characters different from Miles?

7. What does Chip reveal to Miles about his girlfriend after their fight in "one hundred twenty-two days before"?

8. What is Alaska's response when Miles asks her how she got the name "Alaska" in "one hundred days before"?

9. What is the value in using a first-person narrative style in Looking for Alaska? Who is the narrator?

10. Why are Miles and Alaska kicked out their World Religions class in "one hundred ten days before"? Where do they go?

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