Looking for Alaska

Multiple Choice and Long Answer questions create ideal opportunities for whole-text review, unit exam, or summative assessments.

Multiple Choice

1. Which best summarizes the symbolism of the labyrinth?

A) The labyrinth represents the complications of life.

B) It symbolizes friendship, with all its ups and downs.

C) Boarding school and changes parallel the labyrinth.

D) It warns which paths to follow and which to avoid.

2. Which of the following scenes most builds the theme of friendship?

A) Miles’s going-away party

B) Miles first meeting Alaska

C) Barn Night at Culver Creek

D) Dr. Hyde’s final exam

3. Which of the following best describes Miles’s initial reaction to meeting Alaska?

A) Miles is annoyed by Alaska’s nonstop talking.

B) Miles thinks Alaska is ok but not very interesting.

C) Miles is in awe of how beautiful Alaska is and her books.

D) Miles likes listening to her singing and watching her dancing.

4. When the Weekday Warriors play a prank on Miles soon after he arrives, how does the Colonel’s reaction change the next day?

A) At first, the Colonel is furious, but eventually he accepts it as just a part of Culver Creek.

B) He is nonchalant until he realizes Miles actually could have been hurt, then vows revenge.

C) He sees the humor in it when he is involved and becomes angry when he realizes his part has been deleted.