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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hazel says in Chapter 21, “When you go into the ER, one of the first things they ask you to do is” what?
(a) “To remove your clothing”
(b) “To explain where your pain is coming from”
(c) “To lower your heart rate through breathing slowly”
(d) “To rate your pain on a scale of one to ten”

2. Who is the author of “The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock”?
(a) T. S. Elliot
(b) Walt Whitman
(c) Sylvia Plath
(d) Emily Dickinson

3. The Swedish rap CD that Peter Von Houten has playing in Hazel’s car in Chapter 23 is said to be by what artist?
(a) "Snook"
(b) "Osway"
(c) "Ilvis"
(d) "Raman"

4. After Augustus’s death in Chapter 21, Hazel says, “The pleasure of remembering had been taken from me, because there was no longer” what?
(a) “A reason to live”
(b) “Anyone to remember with”
(c) “Any happiness in the memories”
(d) “A reason to remember”

5. What is described in the second section of the triangle from the top on “Maslow’s Hierarchy of Needs” in Chapter 13?
(a) “Esteem needs”
(b) “Self-actualizing needs”
(c) “Physiological needs”
(d) “Security”

6. What color t-shirt does Hazel wear to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?
(a) Dark red
(b) Light gray
(c) Dark green
(d) Light blue

7. What character from An Imperial Affliction does Hazel try to dress like when she goes to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?
(a) Sarah
(b) Mary
(c) Anna
(d) Elizabeth

8. What is the name of Augustus’s half sister that speaks at his funeral in Chapter 22?
(a) Michelle
(b) Monica
(c) Sarah
(d) Julie

9. In the following excerpt from Chapter 13, what literary technique is used? “[H]e broke down, just for one moment, his sob roaring impotent like a clap of thunder unaccompanied by lightning…”
(a) Dramatic irony
(b) Anticlimax
(c) Simile
(d) Literary allusion

10. The word “ontology” from Chapter 12 refers to a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of what?
(a) Mythology
(b) Cancer
(c) Religious belief
(d) Existence

11. What is Peter Van Houten described as wearing at Augustus’s funeral in Chapter 22?
(a) A white linen suit
(b) A blue polyester suit
(c) A black silk suit.
(d) A brown linen suit

12. Peter Von Houten tells Hazel in Chapter 23 that she reminds him of whom?
(a) Sarah
(b) Anna
(c) Elizabeth
(d) Lidewij

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

14. What is served for dinner at Augustus’s house when Hazel and her parents visit in Chapter 15?
(a) Enchiladas
(b) Roasted turkey
(c) Rack of lamb
(d) Stuffed peppers

15. Who does Hazel send an email to after hanging up the phone with Kaitlyn in Chapter 25?
(a) Augustus’s mother
(b) Lidewij Vliegenthart
(c) Derek Wellington
(d) Dr. Jim

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the name of the tube that connects to Hazel’s oxygen tank and is inserted into her nostrils for breathing?

2. After telling Hazel about his recurrence of cancer in Chapter 13, Augustus claims that “The world is not” what?

3. In the conclusion of Hazel’s speech in Chapter 20, she says to Augustus, “You gave me a forever within” what?

4. How many years ago does Peter Von Houten say his daughter died in Chapter 23?

5. What is Hazel’s middle name?

(see the answer keys)

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