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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. Why was Eugenie interested in the hospital Jean was staying at?
(a) She liked getting away from the hospital.
(b) She heard about Jean.
(c) She wanted to be a doctor.
(d) She was the patron.

2. What kind of creature does Jean compare himself to?
(a) A nut shell.
(b) A flower.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A ghost.

3. What kind of test did Jean take after losing so much weight?
(a) An absorption test.
(b) A fat ratio test.
(c) A health test.
(d) A feeding test.

4. What is the weather like when Jean wakes from his coma?
(a) Dry but cold.
(b) Warm and sunny.
(c) Cold and rainy.
(d) Warm and humid.

5. What is the first thing Jean learns to say after his stroke?
(a) A song.
(b) His daughter's name.
(c) A recipe.
(d) The alphabet.

Short Answer Questions

1. What homage to Eugenie was placed at the hospital that Jean is staying at?

2. What kind of hospital was the hospital Jean is staying at when it first opened?

3. What recipe does a friend send to Jean while he is in the hospital?

4. How does Jean describe Sandrine's job?

5. Where does Jean feel the most trapped?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jean's feeding test show?

2. Who is the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?

3. Where has the author spent much of his last year when the book begins?

4. What is happening when Jean awakes from his coma?

5. What exhilarates Jean during his time at the hospital?

6. What does Jean prefer to wear while in the hospital and why?

7. What does Jean imagine Eugenie doing?

8. What happens when Jean wakes up from his coma?

9. What major accomplishment does Jean do with Sandrine's help, and who is notified about this?

10. What does Brigitte do for Jean at the end of each visit?

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