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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. Who was Eugenie married to?

2. What ability does Jean have that most people with his condition do not?

3. How old was Jean's daughter when he had his stroke?

4. What showed Jean the extent of his disabilities?

5. What is the name of Jean's daughter?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jean communicate, and why?

2. Where do patients in the hospital get lost, and how does Jean feel when he gets lost?

3. How does Jean describe his father's apartment?

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

5. What does Jean prefer to wear while in the hospital and why?

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

7. What happened to Jean on December 6th?

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

9. What does Sandrine help Jean to do, and how do the other staff at the hospital respond to this?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Jean's life before his stroke differ from his life after his stroke?

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the main message Jean wants to send through the narration of his experience with his stroke?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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