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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What holiday is Jean writing about when he is being wheeled down the hall?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) Valentine's Day.
(d) Father's Day.

2. What is Jean's favorite season?
(a) Fall.
(b) Summer.
(c) Spring.
(d) Winter.

3. What ceases to be as comforting to Jean a year after his stroke?
(a) Visitors.
(b) His memories.
(c) Small accomplishments.
(d) Changes in routine.

4. What day of the week does Jean dread?
(a) Sunday.
(b) Saturday.
(c) Monday.
(d) Wednesday.

5. What did it take a year for Jean to be ready to write about?
(a) His family.
(b) His beliefs.
(c) His affair.
(d) His stroke.

6. What did Jean get soaked in on his lucky day?
(a) Urine.
(b) Water.
(c) IV fluid.
(d) Vomit.

7. What does Jean like to listen to most?
(a) Birds chirping.
(b) Music.
(c) Pages of a book turning.
(d) His thoughts.

8. What season will bring a new influx of visitors to Jean?
(a) Spring.
(b) Fall.
(c) Winter.
(d) Summer.

9. What is Jean's complaint about the beach when he goes there with his friends?
(a) It is too cold.
(b) It was too short of a time.
(c) It is crowded.
(d) It is too hot.

10. What caused Jean to get soaked on his lucky day?
(a) The fire sprinklers came on.
(b) His feeding tube got dislodged.
(c) His IV bag burst.
(d) His catheter came out.

11. What wakes up Jean on his "lucky" day?
(a) His feeding machine.
(b) A moan of another patient.
(c) A cate meowing.
(d) The sun.

12. What confuses Jean about the outside world?
(a) How fast life moves.
(b) How the seasons change.
(c) How little changes.
(d) How much people age.

13. What was Jean's occupation before his stroke?
(a) Proof reader.
(b) Writer.
(c) Reporter.
(d) Editor.

14. Who does Jean want to continue admiring his picture in Hong Kong?
(a) Drunk men.
(b) Business people.
(c) Women in mini skirts.
(d) Tourists.

15. What changed Jean's mind about the people he hated when he woke from his coma?
(a) He realized they were doing the best they could.
(b) He saw them crying.
(c) He decided to do without his animosity.
(d) He tried to imagine what their job would be like.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does the woman Jean takes on a trip say in a note she leaves him?

2. When do Jean's ears give him the most trouble?

3. What time ends visiting hours at the hospital?

4. What does Mithra Grandchamp represent to Jean?

5. What does Jean compare himself to in his relationships with women?

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