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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Eighteen, The Dog Beneath the Skin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does this affliction last?
(a) Three Days
(b) Three Years
(c) Three Weeks
(d) Three Months

2. What is the first man worried about?
(a) Poking his eye out.
(b) Breaking his finger.
(c) Cutting his leg.
(d) Tripping over his foot.

3. Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing?
(a) It helps patients integrate with artificial limbs.
(b) It produces a sense of euphoria by releasing chemicals in the brain.
(c) It makes patients happy through the illusion of having the lost limb.
(d) It helps patients to live longer.

4. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Miguel
(b) Jimmie G.
(c) William
(d) Witty Ticcy Ray

5. Why would the disorder described in the chapter be a bad thing?
(a) Patients get angry when they rediscover they do not have limbs.
(b) Patients are disturbed by their false sensations.
(c) The brain does process information properly when patients feel their phantom limbs.
(d) Patients do not recover from losing a limb.

Short Answer Questions

1. The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called?

2. What are the effects of the main character's affliction?

3. What is the main character's affliction?

4. How many characters does the main character identify himself as in front of Dr. Sacks?

5. Who is the main character of this chapter?

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