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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 kind of hospital is Jean staying in?

2. Where does Jean imagine seeing the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?

3. What does Jean say he feels like he is trapped in?

4. When did Jean imagine Eugenie talking to him?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Where do patients in the hospital get lost, and how does Jean feel when he gets lost?

2. Where does Jean usually see all the other patients from his corridor, and how does he feel about those moments?

3. What does Jean dream a lot about while in the hospital?

4. How would Jean end the play he wanted to write about his hospital experience?

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

6. What causes Jean discomfort, and how is this discomfort relieved?

7. What does Jean imagine Eugenie doing?

8. How does Jean describe his corridor of the hospital?

9. How does Jean describe his father's apartment?

10. What does Jean do to sate his appetite for real food?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Symbolism is a very prevalent literary device used by Jean. What are some of these symbols, and how does their presence affect the feeling of the book?

Essay Topic 2

What causes Jean to become more faithful and prayerful, and how does this help his healing process?

Essay Topic 3

How did Jean's life before his stroke differ from his life after his stroke?

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