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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Nineteen, Murder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the patient react to her perceptions of individuals as fractured?
(a) She is depressed
(b) She sees no problem with it
(c) She is angry
(d) She is shocked

2. What part of the main character's body does he have a problem with?
(a) His arm
(b) His hands
(c) His face
(d) His leg

3. What is the first man worried about?
(a) Tripping over his foot.
(b) Poking his eye out.
(c) Cutting his leg.
(d) Breaking his finger.

4. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Schizophrenia
(b) Aphasia
(c) Agnosia
(d) Prosopagnosia

5. Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing?
(a) It makes patients happy through the illusion of having the lost limb.
(b) It helps patients to live longer.
(c) It produces a sense of euphoria by releasing chemicals in the brain.
(d) It helps patients integrate with artificial limbs.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Sacks it is important to treat his patients with:

2. Which other character in the book does the main character in this chapter share a disorder with?

3. Who does the main character kill?

4. What is the main character's primary affliction?

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

(see the answer key)

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