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Q. Who wrote Alaska's favorite book and why does Miles like it?
Simon Bolivar; because he likes the language.
Simon Bolivar; because the last words are about a labyrinth.
Gabriel García Márquez; because it has some great last words.
Gabriel García Márquez; because the subject is one of Miles's favorite historical characters.
Q. What role does alcohol play in Alaska's death?
None
A little, because she was drinking lightly the night she died.
A medium amount, because Alaska knew her limits of alcohol.
A lot, because she was drinking heavily the night she died.
Q. What is one reason Alaska is in such pain and suffering throughout the novel?
She hurt herself when she was eight.
She blames herself for her mother's death.
She struggles to keep up in school.
She habitually cheats on her boyfriend and feels guilty about it.
Q. What does Miles eventually decide about what has happened to Alaska after she died?
Part of her has ended up somewhere, and he hopes it's beautiful.
She is rotting in a coffin in the ground somewhere.
Alaska will live on in his memory forever and that is how she will exist.
She is just matter, and matter is recycled.