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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 color t-shirt does Hazel wear to meet Peter Van Houten in Chapter 12?

2. What kind of cancer does Peter Von Houten say Augustus had in Chapter 23?

3. What does Hazel slip into Augustus’s coffin at his funeral in Chapter 22?

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

5. How does the minister introduce Hazel at Augustus’s funeral in Chapter 22?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Hazel encounter when she enters the support group meeting area in Chapter 20?

2. What do Augustus, Isaac, and Hazel do after leaving Augustus’s house in Chapter 14?

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

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

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

6. Why does Augustus’s father call Hazel in Chapter 24? How does Hazel respond?

7. What leads up to the argument between Hazel and her parents in Chapter 20?

8. What irony can be seen in the relationship between Isaac, Hazel, and Augustus in Chapter 14?

9. How does Hazel respond when her mother insists she eat dinner in Chapter 24?

10. Where is Augustus when he dies in Chapter 21? How does Hazel learn of his death?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe and discuss the causes, symptoms, prognosis, and treatments for thyroid cancer. When in Chapter 1 does Hazel say she was diagnosed with thyroid cancer? What treatments has she undergone? Which were successful? How has Hazel’s cancer affected her everyday life since she was diagnosed?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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