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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. What food are Augustus’s parents cooking when Augustus and Hazel arrive at his house in Chapter 2?

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

3. Where does Hazel say her parents met while in the Peace Corps in Chapter 5?

4. For how long does Hazel say she’ll be gone on her trip to Amsterdam in Chapter 10?

5. Who is the “cute, chubby girl” with a scar extending from the side of her nose and across her face that is at the meeting in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information about Peter Van Houten does Augustus relate to Hazel in Chapter 5?

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

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

4. Why does Augustus suggest selling Hazel’s swing set in Chapter 8?

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

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

7. What medical devices does Hazel use in the novel? Why?

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

9. What reply does Hazel receive via email in Chapter 5? How does Hazel respond?

10. What is foreshadowed by Hazel’s visit to the support group in Chapter 9?

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

Describe the Cancer Team Meeting that Hazel attends with her parents and doctors in Chapter 8. What is related regarding Hazel’s treatment with the drug Phalanxifor at the meeting? Based upon the discussions at the meeting, how would you describe Hazel’s prognosis? What is decided regarding Hazel’s trip to Amsterdam?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and discuss osteosarcoma, the type of cancer that affects Augustus Waters in the novel. What are the causes, symptoms, forms of treatment, and prognosis of the disease? What new experimental treatments have been developed for osteosarcoma in the past decade? What treatments does Augustus undergo?

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