View a FREE sample

This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Eighteen, The Dog Beneath the Skin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does the main character confabulate?
(a) He cannot remember his own life story
(b) He cannot understand what people say
(c) He cannot perceive his right leg
(d) He cannot figure out who others are

2. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(b) Korsakov's disease
(c) Tourette's syndrome
(d) Cupid's disease

3. Why would the disorder described in the chapter be a bad thing?
(a) Patients get angry when they rediscover they do not have limbs.
(b) The brain does process information properly when patients feel their phantom limbs.
(c) Patients do not recover from losing a limb.
(d) Patients are disturbed by their false sensations.

4. How many cases are covered in this chapter?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Five

5. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Jimmie G.
(b) William
(c) Miguel
(d) Witty Ticcy Ray

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character's occupation?

2. What is the main character's affliction?

3. How many characters does the main character identify himself as in front of Dr. Sacks?

4. Who is the main character of this chapter?

5. What are the effects of the main character's affliction?

(see the answer key)

This section contains 211 words (approx. 1 page at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample