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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. What time period is Jimmie stuck in?
(a) 1965
(b) 1945
(c) 1975
(d) 1955

2. What does the main character do with this body part?
(a) Asks someone to amputate it
(b) Tries to cut it off
(c) Beats it until it is bruised
(d) Throws it out of bed

3. Dr. P possesses which personal qualities.
(a) He is utterly detached from the world.
(b) He is angry but intelligent.
(c) He is cold and indifferent.
(d) He is upbeat and intelligent.

4. How do the main character's nurses help him/her fix his/her disability?
(a) Putting medicine in the patient's IV.
(b) Recommending surgery.
(c) Putting a food tray out of reach.
(d) Giving the patient electroshock therapy.

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

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. At what stage of Sacks' career does he encounter the main character of Chapter Four?

3. Why is the main character confused?

4. To what extent is Jimmie G's intelligence impaired?

5. What additional form of memory can people with Jimmie G.'s disorder lose?

(see the answer key)

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