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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 describe Sandrine as a person?

2. How old is Jean's father when Jean has his stroke?

3. What calms Jean down the most?

4. What condition was Jean in after his coma?

5. What is the only part of his body the author can move at will?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Who is the only literary figure with Locked-In syndrome?

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

6. What does Jean imagine Eugenie doing?

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

8. How would Jean end the play he wanted to write about his hospital experience?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What are some of the things Jean compares the patients in his hospital to and why?

Essay Topic 2

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?

Essay Topic 3

What significance did the title of the book have on Jean's life while he was healing?

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