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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Where does Jean see all the people in his corridor?
(a) The gardens.
(b) The caffeteria.
(c) The hallway.
(d) The rehabilitation room.

3. How old is Jean's father when Jean has his stroke?
(a) 90.
(b) 60.
(c) 80.
(d) 70.

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

5. How will Jean need to be fed after losing too much weight?
(a) With vomit reducers.
(b) Through a tube.
(c) With an all liquid diet.
(d) Through vitamin pills.

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

7. How many orderlies are needed to dress Jean after his coma?
(a) 4.
(b) 2.
(c) 5.
(d) 3.

8. What shows Jean the amount of love that the world has for him?
(a) The prayers offered on his behalf.
(b) The amount of visitors he gets.
(c) The news articles.
(d) The gifts and flowers sent.

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

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

11. What do some people do when following Jean's code that leads to bad communication?
(a) Finish sentences for him.
(b) Forget the previous letters.
(c) Rush him.
(d) Give up and walk away.

12. Why was Eugenie interested in the hospital Jean was staying at?
(a) She was the patron.
(b) She wanted to be a doctor.
(c) She liked getting away from the hospital.
(d) She heard about Jean.

13. What does Jean compare his life at the hospital to?
(a) A frying pan.
(b) A large cauldron.
(c) A steam kettle.
(d) A pressure cooker.

14. Where does Jean feel the most trapped?
(a) His body.
(b) His room.
(c) The hospital.
(d) The bed.

15. What does Jean do to signify which letter he is looking for?
(a) Blinks both eyes.
(b) Blinks his right eye.
(c) Blinks his left eyelid.
(d) Nods his head.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jean refuse to wear while in the hospital?

2. How long has the author been confined to bed when the book begins?

3. What kind of corridor does Jean say his room is in?

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

5. What kind of test did Jean take after losing so much weight?

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