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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is the only part of his body the author can move at will?
(a) His left eyelid.
(b) His upper lip.
(c) His right toe.
(d) His left pinky finger.

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

5. When did Jean imagine Eugenie talking to him?
(a) When he was alone in his room.
(b) When he saw the stained glass window.
(c) In his dreams.
(d) When he read a book about her.

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

7. Where does Jean say he will never leave?
(a) The hospital.
(b) His body.
(c) Room 119.
(d) His wheelchair.

8. What calms Jean down the most?
(a) Letters.
(b) Numbers.
(c) Music.
(d) Breezes.

9. What does Jean hope his hospital experience really is?
(a) A learning experience.
(b) A temporary thing.
(c) A dream.
(d) A punishment.

10. What does Jean first want to write about his time in the hospital?
(a) A novel.
(b) A poem.
(c) A play.
(d) A short story.

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

12. What is Jean struggling to maintain when Sandrine starts working with him?
(a) His physical abilities.
(b) His motivation to progress.
(c) His positive outlook.
(d) His hope.

13. What kind of creature does Jean compare himself to?
(a) A flower.
(b) A ghost.
(c) A butterfly.
(d) A nut shell.

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

15. Who was Eugenie married to?
(a) Napoleon III.
(b) King Louis.
(c) Count Villefort.
(d) The Dauphin.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jean tell his father his progress with Sandrine?

2. How many other patients like Jean are there at his hospital?

3. How does Jean use the recipe his friend sends him while he is in the hospital?

4. What does Jean do when visitors do not care to learn his code?

5. How does the literary figure with Locked-In syndrome get around?

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