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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 is Augustus’s last name in the novel?
2. In the email that Hazel receives from Von Houten’s assistant in Chapter 8, it says that Hazel and her mother and Augustus will be visiting Amsterdam beginning on what day?
3. The narrator’s mother in An Imperial Affliction is described in Chapter 4 as having an obsession with what kind of flowers?
4. The protagonist in the book that Augustus lent Hazel is described in Chapter 3 as killing how many people in 284 pages?
5. What food are Augustus’s parents cooking when Augustus and Hazel arrive at his house in Chapter 2?
Short Essay Questions
1. What does Augustus reveal about himself at the cancer support group meeting in Chapter 1?
2. What do Isaac and Hazel discuss at the support group meeting in Chapter 9?
3. What internal conflict causes Hazel to call her friend Kaitlyn in Chapter 6?
4. What is foreshadowed by Hazel’s visit to the support group in Chapter 9?
5. What do Hazel and her parents do in the beginning of Chapter 10?
6. What do Hazel and her mother encounter when the approach the door of Augustus’s house in Chapter 10? How do they respond?
7. What reply does Hazel receive via email in Chapter 5? How does Hazel respond?
8. What takes place during the movie in Chapter 2? How does Hazel get home after the film?
9. What differences do you see between Hazel and her friend Kaitlyn in Chapter 3?
10. Why do you think Hazel and Augustus relate well to one another in the novel?
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 and discuss the main storyline, characters, themes, and settings in An Imperial Affliction. Why does Hazel relate to this novel? In what ways does she relate to the central character? How do the themes in An Imperial Affliction relate to the themes in The Fault in Our Stars?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and discuss the character of Augustus Waters in the novel. How long ago was Augustus’s leg amputated due to osteosarcoma? How did the amputation affect Augustus? What can you discern of Augustus’s character based on his actions in the novel? How does Augustus’s character evolve in the course of the story?
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