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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. How does Jean write his book?
(a) He writes it with a pen.
(b) He types it.
(c) He records it verbally.
(d) He dictates it.
2. Where is Jean put after he is dressed by the orderlies?
(a) His bed.
(b) A bath tub.
(c) A massage table.
(d) The wheelchair.
3. How does Jean communicate his emotions?
(a) He winks his eyes once or twice.
(b) He shakes or nods his head.
(c) He smiles and frowns slightly.
(d) He makes high and low sounds.
4. 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 upper lip.
(d) His right toe.
5. What do some people do when following Jean's code that leads to bad communication?
(a) Forget the previous letters.
(b) Finish sentences for him.
(c) Give up and walk away.
(d) Rush him.
6. What was Eugenie's title?
(a) Duchess.
(b) Countess.
(c) Empress.
(d) Princess.
7. What homage to Eugenie was placed at the hospital that Jean is staying at?
(a) A painting.
(b) A mural.
(c) A statue.
(d) A stained glass window.
8. What ability does Jean have that most people with his condition do not?
(a) He can swallow.
(b) He can swivel his head.
(c) He can tap his toe.
(d) He can blink his eyes.
9. What does Jean say helps his stiff muscles?
(a) Muscle relaxants.
(b) Moving an inch.
(c) Being rubbed.
(d) Blood circulation.
10. Where does Jean imagine seeing the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?
(a) The store.
(b) The beach.
(c) The hospital.
(d) His father's apartment.
11. What does Jean hope his hospital experience really is?
(a) A temporary thing.
(b) A dream.
(c) A learning experience.
(d) A punishment.
12. Where do patients in the hospital tend to get lost?
(a) The garden.
(b) The hallway.
(c) The caffeteria.
(d) The recreation room.
13. How does Jean feed himself when he misses regular food?
(a) He has visitors sneak food.
(b) He dreams about it.
(c) He uses his memory.
(d) He writes about food.
14. What calms Jean down the most?
(a) Numbers.
(b) Letters.
(c) Breezes.
(d) Music.
15. How does Jean tell his father his progress with Sandrine?
(a) He calls him.
(b) He sends a video.
(c) He writes to him.
(d) He dictates a letter.
Short Answer Questions
1. What showed Jean the extent of his disabilities?
2. What is the weather like when Jean wakes from his coma?
3. How does Jean describe what he wanted to write about his hospital experience?
4. What is the name of Jean's daughter?
5. What kind of hospital was the hospital Jean is staying at when it first opened?
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