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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 many cases are covered in this chapter?

2. The main character's disorder involves a breakdown of cooperation between which three body systems?

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

4. What does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Christina cope with her condition?

2. Who is the main character in this chapter? What is his affliction? How does it affect him?

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

4. Which activities return the main character to normal? Why?

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

6. What is Mr. MacGregor's disorder? How does he discover it?

7. What is the cause of Christina's condition? Do scientists think it is a plausible cause?

8. Who is the main character in this chapter? What is her affliction? How does she handle relationships with others?

9. What is proprioception? What does losing it prevent you from doing?

10. What is the source of the twins' ability? How can they lose their ability?

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

Suppose that you were the prosecuting attorney in Donald's murder trial. What arguments would you use to try to convict him? How would you show that he is the same person, that he was responsible for his actions? Please do some legal research for the paper and attempt to phrase your arguments accurately. Cite your sources.

Essay Topic 3

Research the neurological phenomenon that leads the man in Chapter Four to believe that his leg was not his own. What causes this neurological defect? And why can't the man recognize the leg is his own even when Dr. Sacks assures him of it? What should be done for the man? Should his leg be removed?

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