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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. What is the name of the friend Jean takes to the racing track?
(a) Valesquez.
(b) Vernon.
(c) Vincent.
(d) Vlad.

2. How old is Jean's son?
(a) 11.
(b) 10.
(c) 9.
(d) 8.

3. What game does Jean play with his son?
(a) Scrabble.
(b) Hangman.
(c) I Spy.
(d) Tic-tac-toe.

4. What does Jean compare himself to in his relationships with women?
(a) A prince.
(b) A snake.
(c) A beast.
(d) A peasant.

5. What does Jean say he felt like on the way to the hospital?
(a) Like he was on LSD.
(b) Like he was going insane.
(c) Like he was floating away.
(d) Like he was dreaming.

Short Answer Questions

1. What memories are fading for Jean while he is in the hospital?

2. What does Jean say after buying something for the woman he took on a trip to the place people say he should take a pilgrimage to?

3. Who wandered the streets of Hong Kong with Jean before his stroke?

4. What was Jean supposed to do with his son when he had his stroke?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. Why is Jean not interested in learning why he had his stroke?

2. What happens when Jean and Vincent go to the horse track?

3. What day of the week does Jean dread the most, and why?

4. What does Jean plan to do with the letters he receives from his friends and family?

5. What makes Jean depressed when he thinks about his former job and co-workers?

6. What is Jean's favorite thing to listen to when he is alone?

7. What does Jean ask of the reader after telling about his time in Hong Kong?

8. What does Jean plan to do to keep in touch with his friends?

9. What did Jean do when he started feeling sick in the car on the night of his stroke?

10. What does Jean think his day at the racetrack represents?

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