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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What did Jean first see when he woke from his coma?
(a) A doctor.
(b) A nurse.
(c) A tall man in a suit.
(d) His daughter.
2. What would the last lines of his writing about his hospital experience include?
(a) The main character getting up and walking around.
(b) The main character looking sadly out a window.
(c) The main character dying.
(d) The main character committing suicide.
3. What does Jean not comprehend when he wakes from his coma?
(a) The severity of the situation.
(b) The fate of his family.
(c) His disabilities.
(d) His expected lifespan.
4. How does Jean write his book?
(a) He records it verbally.
(b) He writes it with a pen.
(c) He types it.
(d) He dictates it.
5. 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.
6. Where does Jean feel the most trapped?
(a) The bed.
(b) His body.
(c) His room.
(d) The hospital.
7. What showed Jean the extent of his disabilities?
(a) The look in the nurse's eyes.
(b) The horde of doctors.
(c) His inability to move.
(d) The wheelchair.
8. How does Jean describe Sandrine's job?
(a) Exhilarating.
(b) Arduous.
(c) Frustrating.
(d) Rewarding.
9. How long has the author been confined to bed when the book begins?
(a) 12 months.
(b) 3 months.
(c) 6 months.
(d) 9 months.
10. What kind of place does Jean's father live in?
(a) Military Barrack.
(b) Hospital.
(c) Apartment.
(d) House.
11. What homage to Eugenie was placed at the hospital that Jean is staying at?
(a) A mural.
(b) A statue.
(c) A painting.
(d) A stained glass window.
12. 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.
13. What does Jean constantly dream about?
(a) An affair he had.
(b) The week before his stroke.
(c) His family a year before the stroke.
(d) His old office.
14. What does Jean first want to write about his time in the hospital?
(a) A play.
(b) A novel.
(c) A poem.
(d) A short story.
15. What is the name of the syndrome the author suffers after his stroke?
(a) Locked In.
(b) Paralytical.
(c) Board Stiff.
(d) Epilepsy.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Jean compare his life at the hospital to?
2. Which of Jean's systems is most likely to fully recover?
3. What kind of patients does Jean's hospital take care of now?
4. What is Brigitte's occupation?
5. What is the only part of his body the author can move at will?
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