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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 did it take a year for Jean to be ready to write about?

2. Who asked if Jean was born lucky on his lucky day?

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

4. Which of the following is NOT something Jean pictures his friends doing away from the hospital?

5. How does Jean describe the item he buys for the woman he takes on a trip with him?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What does Jean plan to do with the letters he receives from his friends and family?

3. What does Jean do when he goes to the beach with his family?

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

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

6. What does Jean plan to do to keep in touch with his friends?

7. What does Jean think about after his trip to the beach with his family?

8. What condition is Jean grateful not to have and why?

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

10. What is wrong with Jean's hearing?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

What do you think is the main message Jean wants to send through the narration of his experience with his stroke?

Essay Topic 3

Dealing with disabilities is an important theme in this book. How does Jean display this theme, and how does this affect the people in his family?

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