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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 main character seem when Sacks meets him?

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

3. How is the main character treated?

4. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?

5. What word does Dr. Sacks use to describe the way the main character feels?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. When the main character loses his affliction? What has he lost? What does he think he has lost?

3. What is phantom limb syndrome? What are its disadvantages?

4. 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?

5. How is Madeline's problem fixed? What was the cause of her disorder in the first place?

6. What is the main character's response to her treatment? How does she react?

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

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

9. To what degree does Sachs see himself as a novelist? And to what degree does he see himself as a scientist?

10. How is Mrs. S treated? What is a treatment that she despises?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Madeline's family seems to have prevented her from coming to believe that she could use her hands. How could a family make such an error? Do you think it was deliberate on their part? If it was deliberate, why would they do it? If it wasn't deliberate, why did they make such a mistake? Try to analyze potential family dynamics that could lead to Madeline's false belief about her hands.

Essay Topic 2

A great deal of neurological research has been done on how aphasia affects the language centers of the brain. Complete a five page research paper where you summarize this research.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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