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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jean put after he is dressed by the orderlies?
(a) His bed.
(b) The wheelchair.
(c) A massage table.
(d) A bath tub.

2. What is the first thing Jean learns to say after his stroke?
(a) His daughter's name.
(b) A song.
(c) A recipe.
(d) The alphabet.

3. Who is the first person Sandrine calls when Jean makes significant improvement?
(a) Jean's sister.
(b) Jean's mother.
(c) Jean's father.
(d) Jean's daughter.

4. How long has the author been confined to bed when the book begins?
(a) 6 months.
(b) 9 months.
(c) 12 months.
(d) 3 months.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What day of the week did the author have his stroke?

2. What is the name of the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?

3. How does Jean communicate his emotions?

4. What was Eugenie's title?

5. What is the weather like when Jean wakes from his coma?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Eugenie?

2. Where do patients in the hospital get lost, and how does Jean feel when he gets lost?

3. What happens when Jean wakes up from his coma?

4. Where does Jean usually see all the other patients from his corridor, and how does he feel about those moments?

5. Where has the author spent much of his last year when the book begins?

6. How does Jean describe his corridor of the hospital?

7. What does Jean dream a lot about while in the hospital?

8. How does Jean communicate, and why?

9. What does Jean do to sate his appetite for real food?

10. What is happening when Jean awakes from his coma?

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