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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does the main character end up flourishing?
(a) Poetry Writing
(b) Classes
(c) Reading
(d) The Theatre

2. What is the main character's disorder?
(a) Aphasia
(b) Agnosia
(c) Reminiscence
(d) Transcendence

3. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) A Lobotomy
(b) A Brain Tumor
(c) A Seizure
(d) A Brain Lesion

4. The main character has an amazing memory for what:
(a) Dates
(b) Sports
(c) Numbers
(d) Music

5. What happens when the twins are separated?
(a) They lose their ability to calculate
(b) They die from loneliness
(c) They can function normally in society
(d) They have higher IQ scores

6. How do people on the street react to the main character?
(a) They scream and yell at her
(b) They react out of compassion for her disorder
(c) They believe she is mocking them
(d) They are frightened and quickly run away

7. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) She is a retardate
(b) She has reminiscence
(c) She is paralyzed
(d) She has blindsight

8. What does the disorder consist in?
(a) The loss of one's sense of self-control
(b) The loss of one's sense of self
(c) Intense religous experiences
(d) Mental transports to others times or places

9. Sacks calls the main character:
(a) An Idiot Ecclesiastes
(b) A Friend of God
(c) A Shadow of Ruth
(d) A Foolish Isaiah

10. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(b) Korsakov's disease
(c) Tourette's syndrome
(d) Cupid's disease

11. What is the main character's occupation?
(a) Nurse
(b) Medical Student
(c) Doctor
(d) Lawyer

12. When is the affliction discovered and treated? When is it rediscovered?
(a) Age 5 and 35
(b) Age 4 and 45
(c) Age 7 and 18
(d) Age 6 and 25

13. What has the main character experienced over the last twenty-four years?
(a) Fits of Rage
(b) A Trance
(c) A Coma
(d) Deep Depression

14. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Elevated Sex Drive
(b) Elevated Sense of Smell
(c) Elevated Hearing
(d) Elevated Proprioception

15. What disorder does the main character have?
(a) Alzheimer's Disease
(b) Parkinson's Disease
(c) Tourette's Syndrome
(d) Phantom Limb Syndrome

Short Answer Questions

1. What disease does the main character have?

2. To what extent does the main character recognize his disorder?

3. The main character's treatment causes her to enjoy what?

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

5. Are patients with the main character's disorder aware of their problem?

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