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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Six, Phantoms.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?
(a) Short-term Memory
(b) Tactile Memory
(c) Semantic Memory
(d) Long-term Memory

2. What happens when the main character attempts to remove one of his body parts?
(a) He breaks his leg.
(b) He howls with pain.
(c) He bleeds profusely.
(d) He throws himself onto the floor.

3. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Only Cerebral Palsy
(b) Only Congenital Blindness
(c) Neither Congenital Blindness nor Cerebral Palsy
(d) Congential Blindness and Cerebral Palsy

4. What is the main character's most frustrating disability?
(a) She cannot talk.
(b) She cannot walk.
(c) She cannot use her hands.
(d) She cannot stand up.

5. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?
(a) Cerebral Palsy
(b) A Virus
(c) There is no cause; it is an illusion.
(d) Blindness

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a visual phantom?

2. After Dr. Sacks and Mr. P part ways, how much longer does Mr. P teach music?

3. What is the first man worried about?

4. What is his problem with body?

5. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?

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