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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 two words does Jean use to describe the times when all the patients from his corridor are together?

2. What was Eugenie's title?

3. What did Jean imagine Eugenie telling him to do?

4. Why does Jean's father not visit the hospital to see Jean?

5. What kind of test did Jean take after losing so much weight?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who is Eugenie?

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

7. How does Jean communicate with people who come to visit him?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Training and education are topics of discussion in this book. Where do these topics appear in this book, and what effect do they have on the people involved in those scenes?

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

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?

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