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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 happens when the main character attempts to remove one of his body parts?
(a) He breaks his leg.
(b) He bleeds profusely.
(c) He throws himself onto the floor.
(d) He howls with pain.

2. Patients with the main character's disorder have trouble with what?
(a) Grasping Pitches
(b) Seeing Colors
(c) Comprehending Words
(d) Feeling Their Legs

3. The main character addresses Dr. Sacks as three different people. Which ones?
(a) Sister, Brother, Doctor
(b) Father, Brother, Doctor
(c) Sister, Brother, Father
(d) Father, Sister, Doctor

4. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?
(a) Fearful and uneasy
(b) Upbeat and joyful
(c) Calm and even tempered
(d) Agitaged and concerned

5. Who is the main character in this chapter?
(a) Donald
(b) Jimmie
(c) Ray
(d) Stephen

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character responds to treatment by first regaining what?

2. Where does Sacks work at the time of this chapter?

3. Why does the main character confabulate?

4. What does the main character lose when he loses his affliction?

5. What is the main character's occupation?

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