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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Three, The Disembodied Lady.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is the character in this chapter?
(a) Early thirties
(b) Late forties
(c) Late twenties
(d) Sixties

2. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Mr. P
(b) Dr. P
(c) Jimmie G.
(d) Dr. Sacks

3. What additional form of memory can people with Jimmie G.'s disorder lose?
(a) Visual Memory
(b) Olfactory Memory
(c) Sensual Memory
(d) Auditory Memory

4. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?
(a) Prosopagnosia
(b) Agnosia
(c) Retrograde Amnesia
(d) Amnesia

5. Sacks is different from a fiction writer because:
(a) He has less education than most fiction writers.
(b) He is more scientific and philosophical than most.
(c) He is a bad writer.
(d) He is not a trained writer.

Short Answer Questions

1. For Sacks it is important to treat his patients with:

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

3. Which faculty of mind does Sacks argue is left out of psychology and neuroscience?

4. The main character's disorder involves a breakdown of cooperation between which three body systems?

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

(see the answer key)

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