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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. Sacks is a:
(a) Economist
(b) Neuroscientist
(c) Journalist
(d) Philosopher

2. What word does Dr. Sacks use to describe the way the main character feels?
(a) Depressed
(b) Dispeptic
(c) Disembodied
(d) Disoriented

3. Dr. P is a teacher of what?
(a) Music
(b) Art
(c) Philosophy
(d) Literature

4. What does Sacks call his chapters?
(a) Chapters
(b) Sections
(c) Studies
(d) Stories

5. After Dr. Sacks and Mr. P part ways, how much longer does Mr. P teach music?
(a) 1 year
(b) 5 years
(c) The rest of his life
(d) 10 years

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sacks compare his tales to?

2. What surgery is the main character admitted into the hospital to have?

3. The main character has a dream that foreshadows her condition? What is the dream about?

4. Sacks' patients are typically:

5. How old is the character in this chapter?

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