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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 12.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What Shakespearean play does Peter cite in his letter in Chapter 7 with the lines, “The fault, dear Brutus, is not in our stars / But in ourselves”?
(a) Macbeth
(b) Romeo and Juliet
(c) Julius Caesar
(d) King Lear

2. What twelve-year-old leukemic does Hazel learn has passed away at the support group meeting in Chapter 9?
(a) Paul
(b) Peter
(c) Michael
(d) Jason

3. Who does Hazel describe as the protagonist in the book that Augustus lent her in the beginning of Chapter 3?
(a) Staff Sergeant Max Mayhem
(b) Harry Potter
(c) Elizabeth Anderson
(d) Corporal Wendy Weatherman

4. How many days is Hazel kept at the hospital after having the fluid drained from her lungs in Chapter 7?
(a) 2 days
(b) 6 days
(c) 4 days
(d) 10 days

5. What concept does Peter Van Houten describe as “a slut” in his letter in Chapter 7?
(a) Death
(b) Love
(c) Time
(d) Worry

Short Answer Questions

1. The word “ontology” from Chapter 12 refers to a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of what?

2. What name has Hazel given to her large rectangular oxygen concentrator in Chapter 3?

3. What is the name of the hamster in An Imperial Affliction that Hazel asks about in her email to the author in Chapter 5?

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

5. What does “NEC” stand for in the narrative?

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