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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In the beginning of Chapter 3, Hazel says she stayed up late that night reading what book?
(a) Under the Seashell Lake
(b) Roses amongst the Marigolds
(c) Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince
(d) The Price of Dawn

2. What hotel does Peter Van Houten’s assistant say Hazel will be staying at in Amsterdam in her email in Chapter 8?
(a) Stayokay Amsterdam
(b) Swissôtel
(c) Hotel De Gerstekorrel
(d) The Filosoof

3. How many pages is An Imperial Affliction said to be in Chapter 4?
(a) 591
(b) 651
(c) 453
(d) 213

4. What does “NEC” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Negative entropy cancer”
(b) “National education committee”
(c) “National environmental committee”
(d) “No evidence of cancer”

5. What is the name of Peter Van Houten’s assistant that has emailed Augustus in Chapter 5?
(a) Derek Wellington
(b) Lidewij Vliegenthart
(c) Jan Maelwael
(d) Elise Blocklandt van Montfoort

6. What hospital is Hazel taken to in Chapter 7?
(a) Children’s Hospital
(b) St. Augustine Hospital
(c) Bennington Hospital
(d) Memorial Hospital

7. What is described in Chapter 6 as Augustus’s favorite band?
(a) The White Stripes
(b) The Hectic Glow
(c) The Flaming Lips
(d) The Beatles

8. What does “BiPAP” stand for in the narrative?
(a) “Big particle airway passage”
(b) “Bifurcated particular attribution principle”
(c) “Bilevel positive airway pressure”
(d) “Bipolar productive air pump”

9. By what nickname does Isaac call Augustus in the novel?
(a) Auggie
(b) August
(c) Bernie
(d) Gus

10. At what kind of church does Hazel’s cancer support group meet in the novel?
(a) Methodist
(b) Baptist
(c) Catholic
(d) Episcopal

11. The protagonist in the book that Augustus lent Hazel is described in Chapter 3 as killing how many people in 284 pages?
(a) 325
(b) 12
(c) 53
(d) 118

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

13. What kind of car does Augustus drive in Chapter 2?
(a) A Toyota SUV
(b) A Dodge pickup
(c) A Cadillac sedan
(d) A Ford SUV

14. On what days does Hazel’s cancer support group meet when she begins attending in Chapter 1?
(a) Wednesdays
(b) Sundays
(c) Thursdays
(d) Tuesdays

15. What concept does Peter Van Houten describe as “a slut” in his letter in Chapter 7?
(a) Time
(b) Love
(c) Death
(d) Worry

Short Answer Questions

1. In Chapter 5, Hazel says that “Worry is yet another side effect of” what?

2. What color eyes does Hazel have in the novel?

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

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

5. In the letter from Peter Van Houten to Augustus in Chapter 7, he writes, “I am in receipt of your electronic mail dated the 14th of April and duly impressed by the Shakespearean complexity of your tragedy. Everyone in this tale has a rock-solid” what?

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