Free The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat and Other Clinical Tales Quiz

1)

Which part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?" (from Part One: Chapter Five, Hands)

Breasts

Buttocks

Feet

Hands

2)

Later on in life, but before being separated, what entertainment venue do the twins participate in? (from Part Four: Chapter Twenty-Three, The Twins)

Radio

Carnivals

Television

Newspaper

3)

Who is the main character in this chapter? (from Part One: Chapter Seven, On the Level)

Mr. MacGregor

Jimmie G.

Mr. P

Christina

4)

What is the first man worried about? (from Part One: Chapter Six, Phantoms)

Cutting his leg.

Breaking his finger.

Tripping over his foot.

Poking his eye out.

5)

How does the remedy work? (from Part One: Chapter Eight, Eyes Right!)

It helps him/her to be independent

It helps him/her go the bathroom properly

It increases the amount of food he/she eats

It helps him/her with personal hygiene

6)

The main character's affliction causes her to feel how? (from Part Two: Chapter Eleven, Cupid's Disease)

Angry and frustrated

Happy and flirtatious

Sad and depressed

Somber and reflective

7)

What is the twins' special ability? (from Part Four: Chapter Twenty-Three, The Twins)

Do complicated math problems

Guess Age

Immediately rhyme any word mentioned

Calculate day of the week at past or future times

8)

What is the main character often called by others? (from Part Four: Chapter Twenty-Four, The Autist Artist)

A genius

A fraud

An idiot

A saint

9)

The main character does not like his treatment. How does he/she cope? (from Part Two, Excesses: Introduction and Chapter Ten, Witty Ticcy Ray)

Learns to live without medicine

Takes medicine on the weekened but not during the week

Changes medicines

Takes medicine during the week but not on the weekends

10)

How old is the main character? (from Part One: Chapter Seven, On the Level)

Ninety

Seventy-Three

Ninety-Three

Eighty-Three

11)

How do the main character's symptoms progress? (from Part Three: Chapter Seventeen, A Passage to India)

They shorten in time but do not become more frequent

They lengthen in time but do not become more frequent

They become less frequent and she recovers

They become more frequent and she becomes lost in them

12)

What are the effects of the main character's affliction? (from Part Two: Chapter Twelve, A Matter of Identity)

Inability to identify himself

Inability to comprehend language

Inability to identify others

Inability to attend to his right side.

13)

The main character cannot perceive: (from Part One: Chapter Eight, Eyes Right!)

Objects on her right

Objects on her left

Objects that are square

Objects with color

14)

What was the main character's symptoms? (from Part Three: Chapter Twenty, The Visions of Hildegard)

Visions

Reminiscence

Tactile Illusions

Hearing Voices

15)

Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing? (from Part One: Chapter Six, Phantoms)

It helps patients to live longer.

It makes patients happy through the illusion of having the lost limb.

It produces a sense of euphoria by releasing chemicals in the brain.

It helps patients integrate with artificial limbs.

16)

The main character responds to treatment by first regaining what? (from Part Three: Chapter Sixteen, Incontinent Nostalgia)

Speech and Psychomotor Functioning

Neither One

Psychomotor Functioning

Speech

17)

What was an activity of the main character's? (from Part Three: Chapter Twenty, The Visions of Hildegard)

Writing

Science

Preaching

Politics

18)

How do people on the street react to the main character? (from Part Two: Chapter Fourteen, The Possessed)

They scream and yell at her

They are frightened and quickly run away

They believe she is mocking them

They react out of compassion for her disorder

19)

The main character has an amazing memory for what: (from Part Four: Chapter Twenty-Two, A Walking Grove)

Numbers

Music

Dates

Sports

20)

Who is the main character in this chapter? (from Part Four: Chapter Twenty-Four, The Autist Artist)

Mr. P

Jose

Mr. MacGregor

Miguel

21)

What is Dr. Sacks' treatment of the main character? (from Part Two, Excesses: Introduction and Chapter Ten, Witty Ticcy Ray)

Zoloft

Lamictal

Klozipan

Haldol

22)

The second main character in the chapter hears what over and over again? (from Part Three, Transports: Introduction and Chapter Fifteen, Reminiscence)

Three hymns that she knows

Some conversations she remembers from her childhood

A discussion with her father about her mother's death

Some old rock tunes from her youth

23)

Who is the main character of this chapter? (from Part Two: Chapter Twelve, A Matter of Identity)

Jimmie G.

Miguel

William

Witty Ticcy Ray

24)

The main character's treatment causes her to enjoy what? (from Part Three: Chapter Sixteen, Incontinent Nostalgia)

Church Services

Romantic Movies

Smutty Stories

Charity

25)

The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called? (from Part One: Chapter Six, Phantoms)

Phantom Limb Syndrome

Illusory Limb Syndrome

Phantom Limb Disease

Illusory Limb Disease

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