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

2. Who does Hazel call to tell about Augustus’s death in Chapter 21?

3. What holiday does Hazel’s mother say it is in Chapter 25?

4. How many years’ worth of fan mail does Peter Van Houten say he has piled up in his home in Chapter 12?

5. What is the name of the science teacher that Augustus recalls telling his class about the true nature of clouds in Chapter 14?

Short Essay Questions

1. What leads to Augustus’s hospitalization in Chapter 15? What does Hazel learn when she visits him there?

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

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

4. Where do Hazel, Augustus, and Hazel’s mother go after arriving in Amsterdam in Chapter 11?

5. What does Hazel encounter when she goes to visit Augustus in Chapter 17? How does she respond?

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

7. How are Augustus and Hazel greeted when they arrive at Peter Van Houten’s residence in Chapter 12?

8. What symbolism and themes are represented through the death of Augustus in the novel?

9. What does Augustus tell Hazel about his treatment in Chapter 13?

10. What does Peter Van Houten say about his daughter in Chapter 23?

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

Define “irony” and discuss the irony of Augustus’s illness as revealed in Chapter 13. Why did Hazel gloss over her own prognosis? How does the progression of Augustus’s cancer change the relationship between Hazel and Augustus?

Essay Topic 3

Describe and analyze the character of Mrs. Lancaster in the novel. How does Hazel describe her relationship with her mother? Do you think Mrs. Lancaster is a likable character? Why or why not?

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