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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of Amsterdam’s most famous park that is next to Hazel’s hotel in Chapter 11?
(a) The Heidegger
(b) The Vondelpark
(c) The Kierkegaard
(d) The Beatrixpark

2. What does Peter Van Houten have to drink when he invites Hazel and Augustus into his home in Chapter 12?
(a) Lemonade
(b) Scotch
(c) Tea
(d) Coffee

3. Hazel says in Chapter 21, “When you go into the ER, one of the first things they ask you to do is” what?
(a) “To rate your pain on a scale of one to ten”
(b) “To explain where your pain is coming from”
(c) “To lower your heart rate through breathing slowly”
(d) “To remove your clothing”

4. What is Hazel’s middle name?
(a) Michelle
(b) Litton
(c) Grace
(d) Elizabeth

5. What is served for dinner at Augustus’s house when Hazel and her parents visit in Chapter 15?
(a) Rack of lamb
(b) Roasted turkey
(c) Enchiladas
(d) Stuffed peppers

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Hazel’s mother say she’s going to visit while Hazel and Augustus go to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?

2. The Swedish rap CD that Peter Von Houten has playing in Hazel’s car in Chapter 23 is said to be by what artist?

3. Hazel describes going to Augustus’s house how long after their trip to Amsterdam in Chapter 17?

4. Who does Peter Von Houten describe in Chapter 23 as “the youngest nonmartyr saint ever beatified by the Catholic Church”?

5. After telling Hazel about his recurrence of cancer in Chapter 13, Augustus claims that “The world is not” what?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the restaurant Oranjee described in Chapter 11? What do Hazel and Augustus have here?

2. What exchange takes place between Hazel and Peter Van Houten after Augustus’s funeral in Chapter 22?

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

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

5. What does Augustus reveal to Hazel about the state of his health in Chapter 13?

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

7. What do Hazel and Isaac discuss when Hazel visits him in Chapter 23?

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

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

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

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