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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 is Jean's favorite smell at the promenade by the beach?

2. What does the woman Jean takes on a trip say in a note she leaves him?

3. Who wandered the streets of Hong Kong with Jean before his stroke?

4. What is the name of the person Jean once took to the place he is told to take a pilgrimage to?

5. What was Jean's best childhood friend really good at?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean ask of the reader after telling about his time in Hong Kong?

2. What does the wax museum symbolize to Jean?

3. What condition is Jean grateful not to have and why?

4. What did Jean do while in Hong Kong?

5. What causes Jean to see that he needs to break up with Josephine?

6. What do Jean's efforts to keep in touch with his friends cause?

7. What is Jean's favorite thing to do when taken to the beach by friends?

8. What does Jean think about as he is taken to the hospital on the night of his stroke?

9. What does Jean plan to do to keep in touch with his friends?

10. What is wrong with Jean's hearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

Essay Topic 2

How is Jean able to communicate with others after his stroke, and how has this changed his life?

Essay Topic 3

What do you think is the main message Jean wants to send through the narration of his experience with his stroke?

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