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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 21.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The word “ontology” from Chapter 12 refers to a branch of metaphysics concerned with the nature of what?
(a) Religious belief
(b) Existence
(c) Mythology
(d) Cancer

2. What sport had Augustus played in high school before he developed cancer?
(a) Baseball
(b) Hockey
(c) Basketball
(d) Football

3. At about what time does Augustus call Hazel in Chapter 20?
(a) 12:00 p.m.
(b) 4:30 p.m.
(c) 5:00 p.m.
(d) 8:00 p.m.

4. Isaac is said to live in a small ranch house in what neighborhood in Chapter 9?
(a) Greenwich Village
(b) The Upper East Side
(c) Meridian Hills
(d) Northgate

5. In the opening of Chapter 20, Hazel says, “One of the less bullshitty conventions of the cancer kid genre is” what?
(a) “The Eulogy convention”
(b) “The Last Man Standing convention”
(c) “The Last Good Day convention”
(d) “The Make-a-Wish convention”

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Hazel describe as the only constellation she can recognize in Chapter 5?

2. Who does Hazel describe as the protagonist in the book that Augustus lent her in the beginning of Chapter 3?

3. The title of An Imperial Affliction is said to be derived from a poem by whom in Chapter 5?

4. Where was Augustus when he died, according to the narrator in Chapter 21?

5. In the following excerpt from Chapter 13, what literary technique is used? “[H]e broke down, just for one moment, his sob roaring impotent like a clap of thunder unaccompanied by lightning…”

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