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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What is the cause of their ability?
(a) A Dense Frontal Cortex
(b) A Lesion in the Amygdala
(c) No one knows
(d) An Enlarged Temporal Lobe

3. The second main character in the chapter hears what over and over again?
(a) Three hymns that she knows
(b) A discussion with her father about her mother's death
(c) Some old rock tunes from her youth
(d) Some conversations she remembers from her childhood

4. The main character of this chapter has which disorder?
(a) Tourette's Syndrome
(b) Blindsight
(c) Agnosia
(d) Phantom Limb Syndrome

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. What is the main character's most frustrating disability?

2. What year does Sacks think Jimmie G's memory should have stopped?

3. If Sacks called his chapters 'studies' what would that mean about his attitude?

4. What does the main character do with this body part?

5. There is a disorder where patients suddenly lose part of their memory back to a certain date or time period. What is it called?

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