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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. What was Eugenie's title?

2. What kind of hospital was the hospital Jean is staying at when it first opened?

3. Where does Jean see all the people in his corridor?

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

5. What is Sandrine's occupation?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Where does Jean usually see all the other patients from his corridor, and how does he feel about those moments?

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

5. What does Jean picture the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome to do?

6. How does Jean communicate his fluctuating emotions?

7. How does Jean communicate, and why?

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

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

10. What did Jean's feeding test show?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

What are some of the ways Jean is able to cope with his immobility, boredom, and loneliness, and what does this indicate about his personality?

Essay Topic 3

What causes Jean to become more faithful and prayerful, and how does this help his healing process?

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