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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. How does Jean tell his father his progress with Sandrine?
(a) He writes to him.
(b) He sends a video.
(c) He calls him.
(d) He dictates a letter.

2. What does Jean say he feels like he is trapped in?
(a) A battle bunker.
(b) A rubber ball.
(c) A jail cell.
(d) A diving bell.

3. What does Jean's daughter do every night that brings joy to his heart?
(a) Sings to him.
(b) Plays music for him.
(c) Reads to him.
(d) Prays for him.

4. How old was Jean's daughter when he had his stroke?
(a) 9.
(b) 7.
(c) 8.
(d) 10.

5. Where does Jean imagine seeing the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?
(a) The beach.
(b) His father's apartment.
(c) The store.
(d) The hospital.

Short Answer Questions

1. How will Jean need to be fed after losing too much weight?

2. What did Jean first see when he woke from his coma?

3. What does Jean not comprehend when he wakes from his coma?

4. Where do the nutrients given to Jean need go directly?

5. Who is the first person Sandrine calls when Jean makes significant improvement?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is it ironic when people try to finish Jean's sentences?

2. How does Jean describe his father's apartment?

3. What does Brigitte do for Jean at the end of each visit?

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

5. What does a friend of Jean's do to help him when he starts missing his favorite foods?

6. What did Jean's feeding test show?

7. What major accomplishment does Jean do with Sandrine's help, and who is notified about this?

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

9. What does Sandrine help Jean to do, and how do the other staff at the hospital respond to this?

10. How would Jean end the play he wanted to write about his hospital experience?

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