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

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

3. How does the literary figure with Locked-In syndrome get around?

4. How does Jean write his book?

5. How much weight did Jean lose in 20 weeks?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What kind of creature does Jean compare himself to and why?

6. What happened to Jean on December 6th?

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

8. How does Jean communicate his fluctuating emotions?

9. How does Jean describe his corridor of the hospital?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect Jean's life while in the hospital?

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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