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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. At what kind of church does Hazel’s cancer support group meet in the novel?
(a) Baptist
(b) Episcopal
(c) Methodist
(d) Catholic

3. In the letter from Peter Van Houten to Augustus in Chapter 7, he writes, “I am in receipt of your electronic mail dated the 14th of April and duly impressed by the Shakespearean complexity of your tragedy. Everyone in this tale has a rock-solid” what?
(a) “Virtue”
(b) “Catharsis”
(c) “Hamartia”
(d) “Alibi”

4. What is Augustus’s last name in the novel?
(a) Waters
(b) Wilson
(c) Lancaster
(d) McAdams

5. Augustus claims he passed the driving test on which attempt in Chapter 2?
(a) His first attempt
(b) His second attempt
(c) His third attempt
(d) His fourth attempt

6. What movie has Hazel come to Augustus’s house to watch in Chapter 2?
(a) Southpark
(b) V for Vendetta
(c) When Harry Met Sally
(d) Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind

7. For how long does Hazel say she’ll be gone on her trip to Amsterdam in Chapter 10?
(a) 5 days
(b) 6 days
(c) 7 days
(d) 3 days

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

9. What is the name of the hamster in An Imperial Affliction that Hazel asks about in her email to the author in Chapter 5?
(a) Homer
(b) Eurydice
(c) Herman
(d) Sisyphus

10. How many pages is An Imperial Affliction said to be in Chapter 4?
(a) 651
(b) 213
(c) 453
(d) 591

11. At what time does Hazel’s mother wake her up on the day of their flight in Chapter 10?
(a) 8:30 a.m.
(b) 5:30 a.m.
(c) 6:45 a.m.
(d) 10:00 a.m.

12. What experimental drug was Hazel given after she’d contracted pneumonia, according to the author in Chapter 2?
(a) Afinitor
(b) Eloxatin
(c) Phalanxifor
(d) Abraxane

13. What movie star does Augustus frequently compare Hazel to in the novel?
(a) Angelina Jolie
(b) Natalie Portman
(c) Meryl Streep
(d) Helena Bonham Carter

14. What is the name of Peter Van Houten’s assistant that has emailed Augustus in Chapter 5?
(a) Elise Blocklandt van Montfoort
(b) Lidewij Vliegenthart
(c) Derek Wellington
(d) Jan Maelwael

15. Augustus says to Hazel as they hang up the phone in Chapter 5, “Maybe okay will be our” what?
(a) “Always”
(b) “Yes”
(c) “Never forget”
(d) “I love you”

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hazel say her parents met while in the Peace Corps in Chapter 5?

2. Amsterdam is the capital city of what country?

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

4. Who does Hazel ask her mother to call at the end of Chapter 7?

5. At what park does Hazel recall playing with her father when she was young in Chapter 4?

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