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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?
(a) Calm and even tempered
(b) Upbeat and joyful
(c) Agitaged and concerned
(d) Fearful and uneasy

3. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?
(a) Frontal Lobe
(b) The left hemisphere
(c) The right hemisphere
(d) Parietal Lobe

4. What is proprioception?
(a) The sense that monitors physical movement.
(b) The sense of taste.
(c) The sense that monitors the heartbeat.
(d) The sense of smell.

5. Why is the main character confused?
(a) He can't figure out how to remove his face.
(b) He can't figure out how to remove his hands.
(c) He can't figure out how to detach his arm from his body.
(d) He can't figure out how to detach his leg from his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. P possesses which personal qualities.

2. How many children does the main character have?

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

4. Which part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?"

5. What part of the main character's body does he have a problem with?

(see the answer key)

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