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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jean think he keeps dreaming about the same things?
(a) His coma locked them in.
(b) He remembers little else.
(c) He wonders if he could have changed things.
(d) He is dperessed.

2. What does Jean say he feels like he is trapped in?
(a) A rubber ball.
(b) A battle bunker.
(c) A diving bell.
(d) A jail cell.

3. How long was the author in a coma?
(a) 5 days.
(b) 15 days.
(c) 10 days.
(d) 20 days.

4. What does Jean do when visitors do not care to learn his code?
(a) Plots his next story.
(b) Rests.
(c) Sleeps.
(d) Examines their flaws.

5. What kind of hospital is Jean staying in?
(a) A Naval hospital.
(b) An Army hospital.
(c) A children's hospital.
(d) An intensive care hospital.

6. What does Jean think about one particular dream he had before his stroke?
(a) It was the image of what he really wanted.
(b) It was a warning to love his family.
(c) It showed how he would die.
(d) It was foretelling his stroke.

7. Who does Jean compare himself to in literature?
(a) Pip.
(b) Sherlock Holmes.
(c) Robin Hood.
(d) Noirtier.

8. How did Sandrine best help Jean?
(a) She creates a letter chain for him.
(b) She helps him be able to move his mouth.
(c) She helped him find a way to escape.
(d) She made the blinking code.

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

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

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

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

13. How much weight did Jean lose in 20 weeks?
(a) 66 pounds.
(b) 55 pounds.
(c) 44 pounds.
(d) 77 pounds.

14. What kind of place does Jean's father live in?
(a) Apartment.
(b) House.
(c) Military Barrack.
(d) Hospital.

15. What does Jean refuse to wear while in the hospital?
(a) Nice clothes.
(b) Flannel.
(c) Jogging suits.
(d) Jump suits.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Jean struggling to maintain when Sandrine starts working with him?

2. What does Jean say clutters his father's place?

3. How does Jean write his book?

4. What does Jean say he prefers to do on his own clothes?

5. What was Eugenie's title?

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