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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. 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 branches of a river
(b) The spread of the American West
(c) The rings of a tree
(d) The vastness of the ocean

2. What word from Chapter 20 means “unyielding” or “unalterable”?
(a) Insinuated
(b) Tolerable
(c) Adulterated
(d) Inexorable

3. What is the name of the room that Hazel and her mother stay in at the hotel in Amsterdam?
(a) The Heidegger
(b) The Kierkegaard
(c) The Kafka
(d) The Hermit

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

5. What do Augustus and Hazel take with them when they visit the Funky Bones sculpture in Chapter 15?
(a) A guitar
(b) A picnic basket and fruit
(c) A bottle of champagne
(d) Augustus’s dog

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What is served for dinner at Augustus’s house when Hazel and her parents visit in Chapter 15?

4. Hazel describes going to Augustus’s house how long after their trip to Amsterdam in Chapter 17?

5. What is Hazel’s middle name?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Mrs. Lancaster reveal to Hazel about her future in Chapter 24? How does Hazel respond?

2. What is ironic about the conflicts that arise between Hazel and her parents in Chapter 20?

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

4. What does Augustus consume on the flight back from Amsterdam in Chapter 14?

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

6. How does Hazel express her grief in losing Augustus in Chapter 21?

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

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

9. Why does Augustus’s father call Hazel in Chapter 24? How does Hazel respond?

10. Where is Augustus when he dies in Chapter 21? How does Hazel learn of his death?

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