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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 9.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Augustus claims that he’s a bad driver because he has to drive how, in Chapter 2?
(a) Without the use of his legs
(b) Without the use of his hands
(c) While using an oxygen tank
(d) With his left leg

2. What does “BiPAP” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Bilevel positive airway pressure”
(b) “Bifurcated particular attribution principle”
(c) “Bipolar productive air pump”
(d) “Big particle airway passage”

3. By what nickname does Isaac call Augustus in the novel?
(a) Gus
(b) Auggie
(c) Bernie
(d) August

4. What food are Augustus’s parents cooking when Augustus and Hazel arrive at his house in Chapter 2?
(a) Enchiladas
(b) Spaghetti
(c) Lasagna
(d) Egg rolls

5. The title of An Imperial Affliction is said to be derived from a poem by whom in Chapter 5?
(a) Emily Dickinson
(b) T. S. Elliot
(c) Walt Whitman
(d) Sylvia Plath

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What school does Augustus say he attends in Chapter 2?

3. What is the name of the leader of the support group that Hazel attends in the novel?

4. In his letter to Augustus in Chapter 7, Von Houten writes, “Language buries, but does not” what?

5. What television show does Hazel want to stay home and watch instead of going to the cancer support group in Chapter 1?

(see the answer key)

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