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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 changed Jean's mind about the people he hated when he woke from his coma?
(a) He saw them crying.
(b) He realized they were doing the best they could.
(c) He tried to imagine what their job would be like.
(d) He decided to do without his animosity.

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?
(a) They should get married.
(b) They need to break up.
(c) They should do this again.
(d) They need some time apart.

3. Who does Jean not want the reader to tell about his condition?
(a) The bar owner.
(b) The bus driver.
(c) The models in the picture.
(d) The Chinese officials.

4. What holiday is Jean writing about when he is being wheeled down the hall?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Valentine's Day.
(c) Father's Day.
(d) Christmas.

5. What is Mirtha Grandchamp?
(a) A bus line.
(b) An owner of a souveiner shop at the beach.
(c) A racing horse.
(d) A restaurant at the beach.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Jean's best childhood friend really good at?

2. What was Jean's occupation before his stroke?

3. What is the name of the friend Jean takes to the racing track?

4. How does Jean describe the item he buys for the woman he takes on a trip with him?

5. Where did Jean see a picture of himself in Hong Kong?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean think about as Claude reads Jean the book he has been writing?

2. What does Jean think about as he is taken to the hospital on the night of his stroke?

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

4. What did Jean do while in Hong Kong?

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

6. What makes Jean's lucky day so funny to him?

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

8. What does Jean think about as the Summer season comes?

9. What does the wax museum symbolize to Jean?

10. What does Jean think about after his trip to the beach with his family?

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