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Question 1 For what reason did Alaska claim to smoke? She smokes to die, unlike others who smoke to relieve stress.

Question 2 What had happened to Alaska's mother & why did she feel responsible? Her mother had had a stroke, and if Alaska had realized she hadn't "fallen asleep" she could have been saved.

Question 3 What symbol reminded Alaska of her mother all throughout the novel? The white flower.

Question 4 Why did Alaska suddenly freak out when talking to her boyfriend on the phone? She had forgotten the death anniversary of her mother.

Question 5 What promise had Alaska made to more than one person before dying? That they would continue later.

Question 6 Why does Pudge decide to go to Culver's Creek? To look for the "Great Perhaps".

Question 7 What is Pudge's unique talent? He memorizes peoples last words.

Question 8 What was Pudge's theory on how to escape the labryrinth of suffering? He thought that we would have to learn to forgive one another.

Question 9 Why was Alaska's coffin closed? She told her father at her mother's funeral that she wanted it close so people would't have to see her face.

Question 10 Why did Pudge cry when he drove past the place where Alaska died? He was happy that he lived through and that it was finally over.

Question 11 Who was the prank a memorial too? Alaska

Question 12 What did Pudge admit to Alaska while she was sleeping, the night before she died? Pudge told Alaska that he loved her

Question 13 Who was Pudge's roommate at Culver Creek? The Colonel

Question 14 Who else in Pudge's family went to Culver Creek? Pudge's father.

Question 15 Where did Pudge live before he went to Culver Creek and where was Culver Creek? Pudge lived in Florida and moved to Alabama to go to Culver Creek