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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Through a Glass Darkly, Paris, The Vegetable.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long has the author been confined to bed when the book begins?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 12 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 3 months.

2. How does Jean describe what he wanted to write about his hospital experience?
(a) Morbid.
(b) Dreary.
(c) Defeating.
(d) Hopeful.

3. What is the name of the syndrome the author suffers after his stroke?
(a) Board Stiff.
(b) Locked In.
(c) Epilepsy.
(d) Paralytical.

4. What does Jean first want to write about his time in the hospital?
(a) A play.
(b) A novel.
(c) A short story.
(d) A poem.

5. Why was something being done to Jean when he woke from his coma?
(a) He was bathed every day.
(b) To prevent eye damage.
(c) They heard he was going to die.
(d) His larynx collapsed the first tube.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Jean think he keeps dreaming about the same things?

2. What month of the year did the author have his stroke?

3. What calms Jean down the most?

4. How does Jean feel when he gets lost in the hospital?

5. What did Jean do the whole time he was at the place people tell him to take a pilgrimage to?

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