The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales | Short Question Answer Key

Short Answer Key

Preface

1. Sacks sees himself as having what kind of personality?

Both

2. Sacks sees his patients as:

Real people

3. What does Sacks call his chapters?

Stories

4. What does Sacks compare his tales to?

Arabian Nights

5. Sacks finds his patients:

Intriguing

6. Sacks is a:

Neuroscientist

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

Has a friendlier style

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

He is detached from his patients.

9. Sacks' patients are typically:

Mentally impaired

10. Sacks thinks of his patients as:

Heroes

11. Sacks is different from a fiction writer because:

He is more scientific and philosophical than most.

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

Respect

Part One, Losses: Introduction and Chapter One, The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat

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