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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 15 - 19.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. After Hazel calls 911 in Chapter 18, Augustus says, “Where is my chance to be somebody’s” what?
(a) “Lidewij Vliegenthart”
(b) “Mother Teresa”
(c) “Derek Wellington”
(d) “Peter Van Houten”

2. Where does Hazel say her parents met while in the Peace Corps in Chapter 5?
(a) Papua, New Guinea
(b) Beirut, Lebanon
(c) Athens, Greece
(d) Machu Picchu, Peru

3. What does “NEC” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Negative entropy cancer”
(b) “No evidence of cancer”
(c) “National environmental committee”
(d) “National education committee”

4. When Hazel visits Augustus in Chapter 16, they eat a lunch of peanut-butter sandwiches and what?
(a) Asparagus
(b) Apple pie
(c) Cupcakes
(d) Broccoli

5. Where do Hazel, her mother, and Augustus change planes on their trip to Amsterdam in Chapter 10?
(a) New York
(b) Cincinnati
(c) Chicago
(d) Detroit

Short Answer Questions

1. How many dead people does Augustus say there are for every living person on the earth in Chapter 10?

2. What is the name of Peter Van Houten’s assistant that has emailed Augustus in Chapter 5?

3. How many living people does Augustus say there are on the earth in Chapter 10?

4. What poem does Hazel recite to Augustus as they wait for the ambulance in Chapter 18?

5. The title of An Imperial Affliction is said to be derived from a poem by whom in Chapter 5?

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