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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. In the beginning of Chapter 3, Hazel says she stayed up late that night reading what book?

2. On what days does Hazel’s cancer support group meet when she begins attending in Chapter 1?

3. In his letter to Augustus in Chapter 7, Von Houten writes, “Language buries, but does not” what?

4. Augustus claims he passed the driving test on which attempt in Chapter 2?

5. How much fluid does Hazel learn was drained from her lungs when she awakens in the ICU in Chapter 7?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What do Hazel and her parents do in the beginning of Chapter 10?

3. What exchange takes place between Hazel and Augustus via text message in Chapter 4?

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

5. Where does Augustus go prior to the boarding of the plane in Chapter 10? Why?

6. Why is Hazel taken to the hospital in Chapter 7? What does she learn about her condition when she awakens in ICU?

7. Whom does Hazel send an email to in Chapter 5? What does she say in the email?

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

9. How are Augustus’s driving skills described in Chapter 2?

10. How does the relationship between Hazel and Augustus progress in Chapter 6? What fears does Hazel exhibit about Augustus?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe and discuss the setting of Amsterdam in the Netherlands. Where in the city do Augustus, Hazel, and Mrs. Lancaster stay? What monuments and tourist attractions are described in this area of the city? What are Hazel’s impressions of Amsterdam?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the theme of family in The Fault in Our Stars. What role does family play in the lives of the main characters of the novel? How would you describe the importance of family support for these characters? How does the concept of family differ for the characters that are facing cancer from the characters that are not?

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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