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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does the patient respond to Sacks?

2. The main character of this chapter has which disorder?

3. How does the main character compensate for his/her disorder?

4. Sacks finds his patients:

5. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does it matter to Sacks that he tell stories about his patients rather than giving sterile case studies?

2. How does Mr. MacGregor work to compensate for his disorder?

3. What is Miguel's affliction? How does it affect him? How is it treated? And are its effects good or bad?

4. Who is the main character in this chapter? What is the main character's occupation and affliction?

5. What disorder to Jimmie have? What is it called? What does it involve? Can patients with this disorder make progress?

6. Who are the two main character's in this chapter? What is their affliction called and what does it generally consist in?

7. How does Sacks see the relationship between memory and life? How does Sacks see the connection in Jimmie G.?

8. What is strange about the period that Jimmie is stuck in from Dr. Sacks' perspective?

9. What is the connection between Christina's dream and her ailment?

10. To what extent can William escape his affliction? Which activities allow him to escape it?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explain Witty Ticcy Ray's condition and his ultimate choice to take his medication during the week and go off of them on the weekends. Is this a wise decision or not? Spell out your answer in detail. Make sure to give arguments for your position.

Essay Topic 2

Please outline in detail the costs and benefits of phantom limb syndrome to an amputee. You must list at least two costs of the disorder and at least one benefit. Please research a case study and illustrate your points with the study.

Essay Topic 3

How does Bhagawhandi's tumor affect her visions? To what extent is Bhagawhandi justified in believing that her visions are helping her 'journey home', as she puts it? Is it better to embrace the illusion? Or should she try to fight them? What would you do in her position and why?

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