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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How many marriages end in the year after a child’s death, according to Hazel in Chapter 23?
(a) One sixth
(b) One third
(c) One quarter
(d) One half

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

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

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

5. Augustus died how many days after his pre-funeral, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?
(a) 3
(b) 5
(c) 8
(d) 12

Short Answer Questions

1. What word from Chapter 13 refers to the disintegration, collapse, or breakdown of norms of thought or behavior?

2. What character from An Imperial Affliction does Hazel try to dress like when she goes to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?

3. 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…”

4. Who does Hazel send an email to after hanging up the phone with Kaitlyn in Chapter 25?

5. What color t-shirt does Hazel wear to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do Hazel and Augustus go after leaving Oranjee in Chapter 11? What do they discuss?

2. Who greets Hazel when she arrives at Augustus’s funeral in Chapter 22? What is discussed?

3. What does Hazel encounter when she goes to visit Augustus in Chapter 17? How does she respond?

4. What leads to Augustus’s hospitalization in Chapter 15? What does Hazel learn when she visits him there?

5. What does Augustus tell Hazel about his treatment in Chapter 13?

6. What thoughts does Hazel express regarding her separation from Augustus in Chapter 22?

7. What is ironic about Augustus’s revelation regarding his health in Chapter 13?

8. What does Augustus reveal to Hazel about the state of his health in Chapter 13?

9. What symbolism and themes are represented through the death of Augustus in the novel?

10. How is Hazel’s experience at the Anne Frank House described in Chapter 12?

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