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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. Who wandered the streets of Hong Kong with Jean before his stroke?

2. What did Jean get soaked in on his lucky day?

3. What kind of car was Jean testing?

4. What word does Jean use to describe the Chinese people?

5. What ceases to be as comforting to Jean a year after his stroke?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Jean think about as he is taken to the hospital on the night of his stroke?

2. How does Jean wake up on his "lucky" day?

3. What did Jean do while in Hong Kong?

4. What did Jean do when he started feeling sick in the car on the night of his stroke?

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

6. What do Jean's efforts to keep in touch with his friends cause?

7. How does Jean think he will die?

8. What is Jean's favorite thing to do when taken to the beach by friends?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

Jean is forced to sacrifice much in order to live his life after his stroke. What are some of these sacrifices and how do they affect the other people around him? Are these sacrifices worth the reward? Why or why not?

Essay Topic 3

Despair is an emotion that affects a number of the people in this book. Which people are most affected by despair, and how does this change the lives of those people?

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