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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 people say Jean should take a pilgrimage to?

2. What does Jean watch out his window after spending a holiday with his family outside of the hospital?

3. What does Jean think about after his day outside of the hospital with his family?

4. What day of the week does Jean dread?

5. Who wheels Jean down the hall on a holiday?

Short Essay Questions

1. What makes Jean's lucky day so funny to him?

2. Who is Olivier, and what was he good at?

3. What is wrong with Jean's hearing?

4. What does the wax museum symbolize to Jean?

5. Why does Jean feel he does not belong at the hospital?

6. Where do friends of Jean think he should take a pilgrimage to?

7. What did Jean do most of the time while he was on his trip with Josephine?

8. What day of the week does Jean dread the most, and why?

9. What does Jean ask of the reader after telling about his time in Hong Kong?

10. How does Jean think he will die?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Friendship is a central theme of this book. What are the main friendships, and how did their inclusion in this book affect Jean's life while in the hospital?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

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

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