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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Five, Hands.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?
(a) Parietal lobe
(b) The Left hemisphere
(c) The right hemisphere
(d) Frontal lobe

3. After Dr. Sacks and Mr. P part ways, how much longer does Mr. P teach music?
(a) 1 year
(b) The rest of his life
(c) 10 years
(d) 5 years

4. How do the main character's nurses help him/her fix his/her disability?
(a) Recommending surgery.
(b) Putting medicine in the patient's IV.
(c) Giving the patient electroshock therapy.
(d) Putting a food tray out of reach.

5. Sacks thinks of his patients as:
(a) Villains
(b) Tragedies
(c) Friends
(d) Heroes

Short Answer Questions

1. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?

2. How many children does the main character have?

3. How does the main character regain control of his/her body?

4. Sacks' book is different from a college textbook in that it:

5. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?

(see the answer key)

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