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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Miles discover on the wall by the payphone that Alaska doodled on the night she died in "sixty-two days after"?
2. Who is the great woman saint of Sufism that is described in "twenty-one days after" as having run through the streets of Basra carrying a torch and a bucket of water?
3. What holiday have the students just returned to school from in “eight days before”?
4. Who does Chip theorize called Alaska on the night she died in "nine days after"?
5. What do Takumi and Miles do when they think they hear the Eagle knocking at Miles's door while they're smoking in "twenty-nine days after"?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Takumi's realization lead Miles, Chip, and Takumi to infer about Alaska's last moments in "one hundred fourteen days after"?
2. What conclusion does Chip reach after the discussion with the police officer in "thirteen days after"?
3. How does Miles's father assist in the development of the prank in "eighty-four days after"?
4. How does the Eagle respond when he catches Miles smoking in "twenty-seven days after"? What do Miles and Chip do after the Eagle leaves?
5. What is the main subject of Miles's focus in "four days before"? What are Chip and Alaska doing during this time?
6. What theory does Chip present to Miles in "nine days after"? Who does Chip believe called Alaska on the night she died?
7. How do Miles and his friends begin the pre-prank in "three days before"? How does Miles participate?
8. What information does Chip reveal to Takumi in "twenty-eight days after"? How does Takumi respond?
9. What causes the argument between Miles and Chip in "twenty days after"? Where does Miles go after the argument?
10. How does Miles explain his complicated feelings regarding Lara in "thirty-seven days after"?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the French Renaissance writer, doctor, Renaissance humanist, monk and Greek scholar Francois Rabelais. When did Rabelais live? Why did he leave the monastery? Why do you think his last words, cited by Miles, are significant in Looking for Alaska?
Essay Topic 2
Identify the genre of Looking for Alaska and the tone established in “one hundred thirty-six days before." How are “genre” and “tone” defined? Which of the following words would you use to describe the tone of this chapter: formal, informal, intimate, solemn, somber, playful, serious, ironic, or condescending? What factors contribute to this tone?
Essay Topic 3
Compare the family lives of Miles, Alaska, and Chip in the narrative. How are they similar? How are they different? What do you think family means to Miles? How has his sense of family shifted since his arrival at Culver Creek? How does this theme relate to the themes of loyalty, philosophy, and religion in the novel?
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