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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How long has the author been confined to bed when the book begins?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 6 months.
(c) 9 months.
(d) 3 months.
2. Why was Eugenie interested in the hospital Jean was staying at?
(a) She liked getting away from the hospital.
(b) She wanted to be a doctor.
(c) She heard about Jean.
(d) She was the patron.
3. What showed Jean the extent of his disabilities?
(a) His inability to move.
(b) The horde of doctors.
(c) The look in the nurse's eyes.
(d) The wheelchair.
4. What two words does Jean use to describe the times when all the patients from his corridor are together?
(a) Hopeful and happy.
(b) Awful and wonderful.
(c) Horrifying and fascinating.
(d) Noisy and gruesome.
5. What kind of corridor does Jean say his room is in?
(a) A hidden corner.
(b) A central hub.
(c) A dead end.
(d) A busy intersection.
6. What does Jean say he feels like he is trapped in?
(a) A diving bell.
(b) A rubber ball.
(c) A battle bunker.
(d) A jail cell.
7. When did Jean imagine Eugenie talking to him?
(a) When he was alone in his room.
(b) When he read a book about her.
(c) In his dreams.
(d) When he saw the stained glass window.
8. What exhilarates Jean?
(a) A change in routine.
(b) Getting new nurses.
(c) Having visitors.
(d) Seeing people go home.
9. How old was Jean's daughter when he had his stroke?
(a) 7.
(b) 10.
(c) 8.
(d) 9.
10. What are the people who crowd into Jean's room wearing?
(a) Black boots.
(b) White coats.
(c) Blue hats.
(d) Camo gear.
11. What is the only part of his body the author can move at will?
(a) His left pinky finger.
(b) His left eyelid.
(c) His right toe.
(d) His upper lip.
12. How does Jean communicate his emotions?
(a) He shakes or nods his head.
(b) He smiles and frowns slightly.
(c) He winks his eyes once or twice.
(d) He makes high and low sounds.
13. What is the name of the syndrome the author suffers after his stroke?
(a) Paralytical.
(b) Locked In.
(c) Board Stiff.
(d) Epilepsy.
14. Where does Jean feel the most trapped?
(a) His body.
(b) The bed.
(c) The hospital.
(d) His room.
15. What condition was Jean in after his coma?
(a) He was almost totally normal for a time.
(b) He was in a general stupor.
(c) He was in critical condition.
(d) He was in and out of consciousness.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where does Jean imagine seeing the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?
2. What kind of test did Jean take after losing so much weight?
3. What does Jean first want to write about his time in the hospital?
4. What does Jean say is his only true form of escape?
5. Who was Eugenie married to?
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