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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many living people does Augustus say there are on the earth in Chapter 10?

2. Who does Hazel ask her mother to call at the end of Chapter 7?

3. What hospital is Hazel taken to in Chapter 7?

4. The narrator’s mother in An Imperial Affliction is described in Chapter 4 as having an obsession with what kind of flowers?

5. Isaac is said to live in a small ranch house in what neighborhood in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What differences do you see between Hazel and her friend Kaitlyn in Chapter 3?

2. What does Hazel learn about her trip to Amsterdam at the end of Chapter 8?

3. How long does Hazel stay at the hospital in Chapter 7? How is her stay described?

4. What internal conflict causes Hazel to call her friend Kaitlyn in Chapter 6?

5. What do Isaac and Hazel discuss at the support group meeting in Chapter 9?

6. What do Hazel and her mother encounter when the approach the door of Augustus’s house in Chapter 10? How do they respond?

7. How do Hazel’s doctors respond when she asks about traveling to Amsterdam in Chapter 8?

8. What does Augustus reveal about himself at the cancer support group meeting in Chapter 1?

9. Where does Hazel go after her class in Chapter 3? What does Hazel’s mother do?

10. What information does Augustus reveal to Hazel when he sees her in the hospital in Chapter 7? How does she respond?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Plot Structure

a. Discuss the plot structure of The Fault in Our Stars. In what ways is the narrative related and what effect does this have on the reader?

b. How does The Fault in Our Stars compare with other novels written during this time period? Are there specific stylistic elements that can be seen in John Green’s writing?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the consummation of Hazel and Augustus’s relationship in Chapter 12. How does Hazel feel about losing her virginity to Augustus? In what ways have Hazel’s feelings changed since Augustus first tried to kiss her? Why?

Essay Topic 3

Language and Literary Allusion in The Fault in Our Stars

a. Discuss the author’s use of language in the novel. What can you tell about the characters in the story based on how they talk?

b. Discuss the use of literary allusion in The Fault of Our Stars. What novels and plays are alluded to? Why do you think the author alludes to these works?

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