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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. Sacks' book is different from a college textbook in that it:
2. Who is the main character of this chapter?
3. How does the remedy work?
4. Sacks thinks of his patients as:
5. The main character has which of the following problems?
Short Essay Questions
1. What central feature of all humans is Sacks worried that Jimmie lacks? Why is Sacks so worried? And what alleviates his worry?
2. What are the main character's experiences due to her affliction about? How does she react to them?
3. How does Sacks answer the following questions? Is there a place in society for people like Jose? Does Jose have a functional role in society? Or is he too disabled to function?
4. What is Mrs. S condition? What is its cause? What are some of her symptoms?
5. Sacks claims that he is trying to mix two different parts of his personality. Which two parts are these and how does he attempt to mix them?
6. What disorder to Jimmie have? What is it called? What does it involve? Can patients with this disorder make progress?
7. Speculate as to why Sacks included Hildegard of Bingen in this book.
8. What is the source of the twins' ability? How can they lose their ability?
9. How does Christina cope with her condition?
10. What is Witty Ticcy Ray's disorder? How does it hurt him? How does it benefit him?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
In Chapter Two, Sacks wonders whether Jimmie G. has a soul because he has no ability to lay down new memories. Is Sacks right to worry? What is it to have a soul and how it is connected to our memories? If we lose the ability to lay down our memories, do we lose our souls?
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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