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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. 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 remember”
(b) “Anyone to remember with”
(c) “Any happiness in the memories”
(d) “A reason to live”

2. Where does Hazel’s mother say she’s going to visit while Hazel and Augustus go to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?
(a) The Louvre
(b) The Rijksmuseum
(c) The Anne Frank House
(d) The Van Gogh Museum

3. What is the name of the science teacher that Augustus recalls telling his class about the true nature of clouds in Chapter 14?
(a) Mr. Martinez
(b) Mrs. Jackson
(c) Mr. Wellington
(d) Mr. Smith

4. 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) Anticlimax
(b) Dramatic irony
(c) Literary allusion
(d) Simile

5. The cab driver that takes Hazel and the others from the airport to their hotel in Chapter 11 compares the structure of Amsterdam to what?
(a) The vastness of the ocean
(b) The rings of a tree
(c) The spread of the American West
(d) The branches of a river

Short Answer Questions

1. What sport had Augustus played in high school before he developed cancer?

2. On what day of the week is Augustus’s funeral set to be in Chapter 21?

3. What is written on the sign that Hazel’s father holds at the airport in Chapter 14?

4. Speaking of Augustus’s parents at his funeral, Hazel says, “It’s hard to explain, but talking to them felt like” what?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. What irony can be seen in the relationship between Isaac, Hazel, and Augustus in Chapter 14?

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

3. What does Hazel encounter when she enters the support group meeting area in Chapter 20?

4. What leads up to the argument between Hazel and her parents in Chapter 20?

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

6. How is the restaurant Oranjee described in Chapter 11? What do Hazel and Augustus have here?

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

8. What exchange takes place between Hazel and Peter Van Houten after Augustus’s funeral in Chapter 22?

9. What do Hazel and Isaac discuss when Hazel visits him in Chapter 23?

10. How is Peter Van Houten’s appearance and demeanor described when he appears in Hazel’s car in Chapter 23?

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