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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 memories are fading for Jean while he is in the hospital?
(a) His abilities to read and write.
(b) His memories of his wife and children.
(c) His childhood memories.
(d) The memories of his life before he was sick.

2. Who says that Jean should take a pilgrimage?
(a) His nurses.
(b) His ex-wife.
(c) His daughter.
(d) His friends.

3. Where do people say Jean should take a pilgrimage to?
(a) Venice.
(b) Lourdes.
(c) Rome.
(d) Paris.

4. What makes Jean feel out of place in the hospital?
(a) His progress.
(b) His wealth.
(c) His mental capacity.
(d) His memories.

5. How does Jean describe the passing years?
(a) Constant.
(b) Ever changing.
(c) Swift.
(d) Cyclical.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who wheels Jean down the hall on a holiday?

2. What did it take a year for Jean to be ready to write about?

3. What is Mirtha Grandchamp?

4. What is Jean's favorite smell at the promenade by the beach?

5. What was Jean infatuated with when he was at the place people want him to take a pilgrimage to?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What condition is Jean grateful not to have and why?

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

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

6. What is Jean's favorite thing to do when taken to the beach by friends?

7. What did Jean do while in Hong Kong?

8. What do Jean's efforts to keep in touch with his friends cause?

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

10. Why does Jean feel he does not belong at the hospital?

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