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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. Who says that Jean should take a pilgrimage?
(a) His ex-wife.
(b) His friends.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His nurses.

2. What season was it when Jean had his stroke?
(a) Spring.
(b) Summer.
(c) Winter.
(d) Fall.

3. What is the name of the woman Jean kissed before testing the new car?
(a) Felicia.
(b) Flora.
(c) Florence.
(d) Felicity.

4. Why does Jean dread one day of the week?
(a) His feeding tube is replaced.
(b) There are no visitors.
(c) His wife comes to visit.
(d) It is meatloaf day.

5. What memories are fading for Jean while he is in the hospital?
(a) His childhood memories.
(b) The memories of his life before he was sick.
(c) His memories of his wife and children.
(d) His abilities to read and write.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jean see a picture of himself in Hong Kong?

2. What did it take a year for Jean to be ready to write about?

3. When do Jean's ears give him the most trouble?

4. What does Jean say after buying something for the woman he took on a trip to the place people say he should take a pilgrimage to?

5. Why does Jean never place a bet on a horse at the track?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Jean do while in Hong Kong?

2. What does Jean think his day at the racetrack represents?

3. How does Jean think he will die?

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

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

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

7. How does Jean wake up on his "lucky" day?

8. What does Jean do when he goes to the beach with his family?

9. Who is Olivier, and what was he good at?

10. How did Josephine respond when Jean said they needed to end their relationship?

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