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

2. What is Brigitte's occupation?

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

4. What day of the week did the author have his stroke?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What happened to Jean on December 6th?

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

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

6. How does Jean communicate, and why?

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

8. How does Jean communicate his fluctuating emotions?

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

10. What did Jean's feeding test show?

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

Who is Empress Eugenie, and how does she affect Jean during his first months after waking up from his coma?

Essay Topic 3

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

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