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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 part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?"
(a) Feet
(b) Breasts
(c) Hands
(d) Buttocks

2. What part of the main character's body does he have a problem with?
(a) His arm
(b) His leg
(c) His hands
(d) His face

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

4. What feature of humans does Sacks wonder if Jimmie lacks?
(a) Long-term Memory
(b) Soul
(c) Hearing
(d) Smell

5. In what place does Jimmie recover a part of himself?
(a) Work
(b) Home
(c) School
(d) Chapel

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the main character of the chapter?

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

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

4. What aspect of his patients is Sacks concerned to communicate to his reader?

5. How does the patient respond to Sacks?

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