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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Jean think when he is put in a wheel chair?
(a) This is his death sentence.
(b) He is glad to be alive.
(c) His life will never be the same.
(d) There is hope after all.

2. What ability does Jean have that most people with his condition do not?
(a) He can blink his eyes.
(b) He can swivel his head.
(c) He can tap his toe.
(d) He can swallow.

3. Where does Jean imagine seeing the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?
(a) His father's apartment.
(b) The beach.
(c) The store.
(d) The hospital.

4. What month of the year did the author have his stroke?
(a) November.
(b) January.
(c) December.
(d) February.

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

6. How does Jean describe Sandrine as a person?
(a) A motivator.
(b) A guardian angel.
(c) A true friend.
(d) A maternal figure.

7. Where do patients in the hospital tend to get lost?
(a) The recreation room.
(b) The hallway.
(c) The caffeteria.
(d) The garden.

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

9. What are the people who crowd into Jean's room wearing?
(a) Blue hats.
(b) Black boots.
(c) Camo gear.
(d) White coats.

10. What is the name of the hospital Jean is staying at?
(a) Bradt.
(b) Berck.
(c) Breadth.
(d) Breck.

11. What is Brigitte's occupation?
(a) Massage therapist.
(b) Reporter.
(c) Physical therapist.
(d) Orderly.

12. What day of the week did the author have his stroke?
(a) Friday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Sunday.
(d) Monday.

13. What kind of patients does Jean's hospital take care of now?
(a) Terminal cases.
(b) General care patients.
(c) Children.
(d) Special needs patients.

14. How does the literary figure with Locked-In syndrome get around?
(a) He goes nowhere.
(b) He crawls.
(c) Servants carry him.
(d) He has a wheelchair.

15. How does Jean communicate his emotions?
(a) He winks his eyes once or twice.
(b) He smiles and frowns slightly.
(c) He shakes or nods his head.
(d) He makes high and low sounds.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where is Jean put after he is dressed by the orderlies?

2. How did Sandrine best help Jean?

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

4. How many orderlies are needed to dress Jean after his coma?

5. What calms Jean down the most?

(see the answer keys)

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