Looking for Alaska

Reading Check and Short Answer questions on key points are designed for guided reading assignments, in-class review, formative assessment, quizzes, and more.

Chapters 1-10

Reading Check

1. Where is Miles going to boarding school?

2. What is Miles’s roommate gifted at memorizing?

3. What nickname does Chip ask Miles to call him?

4. Which last words does Alaska find interesting?

5. Who is the teacher of World Religions?

6. At the Smoking Hole, what talent does Takumi demonstrate?

7. How many basketball games in a row has the Colonel been kicked out of?

8. Which subject does Alaska tutor friends in at McDonald’s?

Short Answer

Answer each question in at least 1 complete sentence. Incorporate details from the text to support your response.

1. What are two reasons Miles goes to the boarding school he chose?

2. Who are the Weekday Warriors, and how are they viewed by the Colonel, Alaska, and Takumi?

3. How did Alaska get her name?

Chapters 11-20

Reading Check

1. What do Miles and his friends get sent to Jury for?

2. Who sets up a date between Miles and Lara?

3. Where does Miles get a concussion?

4. Who floods Alaska’s room?

5. What does Alaska say she thinks the labyrinth is?

6. When snooping in their rooms, what do Alaska and Miles realize the Weekday Warriors value?