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

2. What does Jean constantly dream about?
(a) His old office.
(b) The week before his stroke.
(c) His family a year before the stroke.
(d) An affair he had.

3. What shows Jean the amount of love that the world has for him?
(a) The news articles.
(b) The prayers offered on his behalf.
(c) The amount of visitors he gets.
(d) The gifts and flowers sent.

4. What book holds the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?
(a) Robin Hood.
(b) Much Ado about Nothing.
(c) The Count of Monte Cristo.
(d) Great Expectations.

5. What does Jean compare his life at the hospital to?
(a) A large cauldron.
(b) A frying pan.
(c) A steam kettle.
(d) A pressure cooker.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jean communicate his emotions?

2. How much weight did Jean lose in 20 weeks?

3. What is the name of the syndrome the author suffers after his stroke?

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

5. What does Jean do when visitors do not care to learn his code?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Jean communicate his fluctuating emotions?

3. How does Jean feel about the amount of prayers offered in his behalf?

4. Why does Jean think he dreams about certain things repeatedly while in the hospital?

5. What causes Jean discomfort, and how is this discomfort relieved?

6. How does Jean communicate with people who come to visit him?

7. What does Jean picture the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome to do?

8. What exhilarates Jean during his time at the hospital?

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

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

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