Q 01/05

Which ironic nickname does roommate Chip Martin give skinny Miles Halter in Looking for Alaska?

A) Tubby

B) Pudge

C) Chunk

D) Biggie

Answer · why

B) Pudge

Pudge sticks for the whole novel, even though Miles is rail thin. Chip, who hands out everyone's nicknames, calls himself the Colonel.

Q 02/05

Which bird stalking the Culver Creek campus bites Miles on the backside in Looking for Alaska?

A) A goose

B) A peacock

C) A swan

D) A heron

Answer · why

C) A swan

A swan guards the grounds like a watchdog for the dean, and it nips Miles as he flees on Barn Night. John Green based it on a real bird at his old sch...

Q 03/05

In Looking for Alaska, which performer do the friends hire to pose as a Speaker Day professor?

A) A stage hypnotist

B) A circus clown

C) An Elvis impersonator

D) A male stripper

Answer · why

D) A male stripper

A male stripper named Maxx plays a visiting expert on teenage sexuality, then undresses mid-speech. The prank honours Alaska, and even the dean admits...

Q 04/05

In Looking for Alaska, what is new boy Miles wrapped in before being thrown into the school lake?

A) Duct tape

B) Bedsheets

C) Fishing net

D) Clingfilm

Answer · why

A) Duct tape

Duct tape binds him like a mummy, so he has to wriggle ashore. His attackers blame his roommate's circle for getting a friend expelled.

Q 05/05

What does Miles leave home to seek in Looking for Alaska, borrowing a French writer's reputed dying phrase?

A) The Grand Beyond

B) The Last Mystery

C) The Great Perhaps

D) The Beautiful Unknown

Answer · why

C) The Great Perhaps

The Great Perhaps is what he hopes boarding school will offer after a friendless spell at home. Only two acquaintances turn up to his leaving party.