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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Jean dread one day of the week?
(a) It is meatloaf day.
(b) His feeding tube is replaced.
(c) His wife comes to visit.
(d) There are no visitors.

2. How often does Jean plan to write to his family?
(a) Twice a year.
(b) Every month.
(c) Every week.
(d) Twice a month.

3. What is the name of Jean's son?
(a) Timophile.
(b) Thomas.
(c) Theophile.
(d) Theodore.

4. How does Jean describe the passing years?
(a) Ever changing.
(b) Swift.
(c) Constant.
(d) Cyclical.

5. What does Mithra Grandchamp represent to Jean?
(a) Hopeful future.
(b) A life of regrets.
(c) Missed opportunities.
(d) The outside world.

6. How many children does Jean have?
(a) 3.
(b) 2.
(c) 4.
(d) 5.

7. What did Jean feel on his second trip to Paris?
(a) Nothing.
(b) Regret.
(c) Anxiety.
(d) Happiness.

8. What does Jean wish he could write?
(a) His story.
(b) A play.
(c) A biography.
(d) Fiction.

9. What did Jean feel on his first trip to Paris?
(a) Sadness.
(b) Anxiety.
(c) Regret.
(d) Happiness.

10. What does Jean start doing when he is on his way to pick up his son?
(a) Freezing.
(b) Seeing black spots.
(c) Hearing a ringing.
(d) Sweating.

11. Why does Jean never place a bet on a horse at the track?
(a) He leaves the track too soon.
(b) He forgets to.
(c) He spends too long lounging.
(d) He doesn't like to gamble.

12. What does Jean buy for the woman he took on his trip?
(a) A bust.
(b) A statue.
(c) A painting.
(d) A book.

13. What injury did Jean get during his visit outside of the hospital?
(a) He got sunburned.
(b) He sprained his wrist.
(c) He got a bee sting.
(d) He cut his finger.

14. Who gives Jean what he needs to help him sleep?
(a) The night nurse.
(b) The orderly.
(c) The evening doctor.
(d) His wife.

15. What did Jean do the whole time he was at the place people tell him to take a pilgrimage to?
(a) Thought.
(b) Argue.
(c) Was inspired.
(d) Made love.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is Jean's favorite smell at the promenade by the beach?

3. What does Jean think about after his day outside of the hospital with his family?

4. What does Jean think about when he wants to escape the walls of his hospital?

5. What makes Jean feel out of place in the hospital?

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