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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. Where do the nutrients given to Jean need go directly?

2. What month of the year did the author have his stroke?

3. What did Jean first see when he woke from his coma?

4. What kind of hospital is Jean staying in?

5. What does Jean constantly dream about?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Jean describe his father's apartment?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Who is Eugenie?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Maturity is a theme presented in a number of places in this story, and is manifested in a number of different ways. Choose a few of these instances and compare and contrast them. How are they different in their manifestations of this sensitive theme?

Essay Topic 2

How is Jean able to communicate with others after his stroke, and how has this changed his life?

Essay Topic 3

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

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