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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Hazel goes to Isaac’s house in Chapter 23, he says his mother took his brother where?
(a) To church
(b) To the movies
(c) To the bookstore
(d) To the hospital

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

3. What song by the band The Hectic Glow is played at Augustus’s funeral in Chapter 22?
(a) “I Will Follow You”
(b) “Secret Love Song”
(c) “Forever Away”
(d) “The New Partner”

4. Augustus interrupts Isaac in Chapter 20 to correct him on Augustus’s age. How old is Augustus?
(a) 17
(b) 20
(c) 15
(d) 16

5. Where was Augustus when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
(a) Children’s Hospital
(b) Memorial Hospital
(c) His home
(d) His grandmother’s home

6. How many years ago does Peter Von Houten say his daughter died in Chapter 23?
(a) 3 years ago
(b) 34 years ago
(c) 22 years ago
(d) 12 years ago

7. What is Hazel’s middle name?
(a) Grace
(b) Michelle
(c) Elizabeth
(d) Litton

8. What museum does Augustus recommend Hazel visit in Chapter 13?
(a) The Prado Museum
(b) The Van Gogh Museum
(c) The Guggenheim Museum
(d) The Rijksmuseum

9. Hazel’s mother tells her in Chapter 24 that she is taking online classes in order to earn her Master’s Degree in what field?
(a) Nursing
(b) Environmental biology
(c) Social work
(d) Criminal law

10. During Hazel’s speech in Chapter 20, she says, “I can’t talk about our love story, so I will talk about” what?
(a) “Math”
(b) “Poetry”
(c) “Science”
(d) “Freedom”

11. In the opening of Chapter 20, Hazel says, “One of the less bullshitty conventions of the cancer kid genre is” what?
(a) “The Last Man Standing convention”
(b) “The Last Good Day convention”
(c) “The Eulogy convention”
(d) “The Make-a-Wish convention”

12. What is the name of Amsterdam’s most famous park that is next to Hazel’s hotel in Chapter 11?
(a) The Kierkegaard
(b) The Beatrixpark
(c) The Heidegger
(d) The Vondelpark

13. What is the name of the room that Augustus stays in at the hotel in Amsterdam?
(a) The Kafka
(b) The Heidegger
(c) The Kierkegaard
(d) The Hermit

14. What is Peter Van Houten wearing when he answers the door in Chapter 12?
(a) A black tuxedo
(b) A paisley smoking jacket
(c) A heavy winter coat
(d) Blue pajamas

15. After telling Hazel about his recurrence of cancer in Chapter 13, Augustus claims that “The world is not” what?
(a) “My oyster.”
(b) “A 100% guarantee.”
(c) “A wish-granting factory.”
(d) “A fair playing field.”

Short Answer Questions

1. At about what time does Augustus call Hazel in Chapter 20?

2. In his final letter to Von Houten that Hazel reads in Chapter 25, Augustus has written, “You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in” what?

3. What hospital is Augustus taken to when he goes to the ER with chest pain in Chapter 15?

4. When Isaac greets Augustus and asks how he is doing in Chapter 14, Augustus says that everything tastes like what?

5. What is the house number of Peter Van Houten’s residence in Chapter 12?

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