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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Jean use the recipe his friend sends him while he is in the hospital?

2. How does Jean describe Sandrine as a person?

3. What kind of patients does Jean's hospital take care of now?

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

5. What is the first thing Jean learns to say after his stroke?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Where has the author spent much of his last year when the book begins?

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

7. What does Jean do to sate his appetite for real food?

8. What does Jean imagine Eugenie doing?

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

10. What happens when Jean wakes up from his coma?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Literature is very important to Jean during his healing process. How does Jean use literature to help him heal, and why is it so important to him?

Essay Topic 2

Compassion and empathy is a theme present in a number of places in this story. What are some of the best examples of this theme, and how does the presence of this theme affect Jean's life?

Essay Topic 3

Human nature is a strong symbol and theme in this book. Where does this symbol appear, and what role does it play in the book?

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