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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Twenty, The Visions of Hildegard.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?
(a) Sings to himself
(b) Follows his wife's instructions
(c) Memorizes routines
(d) Asks for help

2. The main character's affliction causes her to feel how?
(a) Sad and depressed
(b) Somber and reflective
(c) Angry and frustrated
(d) Happy and flirtatious

3. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) Upbeat and joyful
(b) Fearful and uneasy
(c) Calm and even tempered
(d) Agitated and angry

4. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?
(a) Short-term Memory
(b) Semantic Memory
(c) Tactile Memory
(d) Long-term Memory

5. What are the effects of the main character's affliction?
(a) Inability to attend to his right side.
(b) Inability to identify himself
(c) Inability to identify others
(d) Inability to comprehend language

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?

2. How does the patient respond to Sacks?

3. What is the disorder discussed in the chapter named by Sacks?

4. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?

5. Why does the main character confabulate?

(see the answer key)

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