Characters
This person suffers from a terminal form of thyroid cancer...
Hazel is obsessed with this book and shares it with Augustus. What is it's title?
What is An Imperial Affliction?
Hazel needs oxygen to breath and switches back and forth between two machines. What are the names of these machines?
What are Philip and the BiPAP?
Augustus "uses" this item when he feels like he is losing control...
What is his cigarette? During the plane's take off, Augustus felt nervous and wanted to "use" his cigarette, but the flight attendant stopped him. At the end (when he was really sick and losing himself), he wanted to drive himself to the story to buy a new pack, but he wasn't able to.
“It's a metaphor, see: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing.”
Who is Augustus Waters?
What is Gus's biggest fear?
a) death b) oblivion c) not leaving a mark in the world d) not falling in love
What is oblivion? Augustus says that he fears oblivion during the weekly Support Group; Hazel reacts by discussing how oblivion is inevitable, so he might as well ignore it like everyone else does.
Hazel begins to feel a sharp pain (it worsens over time) and she worries that her cancer is back; she is brought to the hospital and the doctors treat her for this ailment... (what is wrong with her?)
What is fluid in her lungs?
Why has Hazel’s mother secretly been taking classes for the last year?
a) to get her real-estate license b) to become a nurse c) to get her masters in existential philosophy d) to become a social worker
What is to become a social worker? Hazel's mom had been taking classes in secret to become a social worker to council families in crisis or lead groups dealing with illness in their families. Hazel was extremely happy and figured that she would become a Patrick!
What is the climax or turning point of this novel?
When Hazel climbs all of the stairs at the Ann Frank House and she and Gus finally kiss; at this moment, her walls break down; she allows herself to love Gus and allows Gus to love her.
“You don't get to choose if you get hurt in this world...but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices.”
This person loses his girlfriend (Monica), as he battles retinoblastoma, and breaks trophies as a way to manage his pain.
Who is Isaac?
Where did Hazel and Gus share their first kiss?
a) in Gus's car b) in the hospital c) in the park d) in Anne Frank's house
What is in Anne Frank's house? You would think that the people would be angry at the couple of hormonal teen's making out in the middle of a video presentation talking about when Anne Frank was abducted. Instead they got a round of applause.
Peter Van Houten's assistant who helps Hazel and Gus interact with the author. She brings them to the Anne Frank House Museum and later sends Hazel Gus's last words to her. She is a well-meaning adult, who is ultimately unsure of how to help.
Who is Lidewij Vliegenthart?
Augustus suffers from bone cancer (osteosarcoma); therefore, it's a bit ironic when he brings her to this setting for his "Dutch themed" picnic. What is the name of the sculpture found in the park?
What is "The Funky Bones" art sculpture? This location is a reminder of death. Although the children view it as a fun playground, they are overlooking the fact that death is all around them.
“But I will say this: When the scientists of the future show up at my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell the scientists to screw off, because I do not want to see a world without him.”
Who is Isaac?
Hazel has a friend who is described as being "an extremely sophisticated twenty-five-year old British socialite stuck inside a sixteen-year-old body in Indianapolis." What is her name?
a) Lauren b) Catherine c) Karina d) Kaitlyn
Who is Kaitlyn? Kaitlyn is one of Hazel's only friends left from high school.
What do Augustus and Isaac do to get revenge against Isaac’s ex-girlfriend?
a) call her house and leave strange messages b) toilet paper her house c) cut her hair d) egg her car
What is egg her car? Augustus and Isaac egg his ex-girlfriend car because she dumped him, FOR GOING BLIND! Ouch
This person consistently supports Hazel and wants her to live her life as unaffected by cancer as possible; however, he struggles with the fact that she will die (often crying and losing control of his emotions).
What is Mr. Lancaster? (Hazel's dad)
This item signifies death and the suffering a person's death causes to those close to them.
What is grenade? Hazel uses the term to describe herself after she reads Caroline Mathers's online profile and sees the effect Caroline's death had on others. She likens herself to a grenade that will one day explode, injuring everyone nearby. But it's also worth noting that the grenade also turns up in the video game Augustus plays with Isaac. In the game, Augustus heroically throws himself on a grenade to save nearby school children in the game.
“Whenever you read a cancer booklet or website or whatever, they always list depression among the side effects of cancer. But, in fact, depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.”
Who is Hazel Grace?
What was the last thing Augustus did for Hazel before he died?
a) wrote her a poem b) wrote her a eulogy c) made her a bracelet d) wrote her a song
What is wrote her a eulogy? Before he died, he emailed VanHouten asking him to write her a eulogy. In it he described his affection of hazel and how spectacular she was. (His words were more in depth and poetic, but I'm not as good of a writer.)
Augustus, Hazel, and Isaac hold this in the literal heart of Jesus shortly before Augustus dies...
What is a "Pre-Funeral?" Augustus wants to hear what Isaac and Hazel are going to say about him during his real funeral.
Augustus states that Hazel is heroic... and that she leaves a "lesser scar" then others. What does he mean by this?
What is Hazel is selfless, kind, and brave? Throughout the story, Hazel strives to avoid hurting the people she loves and she constantly supports those who are suffering.
This item becomes a symbol that demonstrates the suffering Hazel experiences through out the novel.
What is water? Her cancer has caused her lungs to collect fluid and also forces her to carry an oxygen tank. At one point, the fluid in her lungs almost kills her, placing her in ICU and almost preventing her trip to Amsterdam with Augustus. Several times in the novel, she explains her experience of having cancer to drowning. When Augustus dies, Hazel again describes the feeling of losing him in terms of being smashed by waves, but unable to drown.
“I regret that I cannot indulge your childish whims, but I refuse to pity you in the manner to which you are well accustomed.”
Who is Peter VanHouten?