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

2. What is Jean struggling to maintain when Sandrine starts working with him?

3. What would the last lines of his writing about his hospital experience include?

4. What does Jean compare the patients in his corridor to?

5. Where do patients in the hospital tend to get lost?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. What did Jean's feeding test show?

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

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

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

8. What does a friend of Jean's do to help him when he starts missing his favorite foods?

9. How does Jean communicate, and why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

How do Jean's feelings about and relationship with his caretakers at the hospital change over the course of this narrative?

Essay Topic 3

Dealing with disabilities is an important theme in this book. How does Jean display this theme, and how does this affect the people in his family?

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