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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. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:
(a) Damaging of the pain centers of the spinal and cranial nerves
(b) Damaging of the pain centers of the nerves attached to skin
(c) Damaging of the sensory roots of the nerves attached to skin
(d) Damaging of the sensory roots of the spinal and cranial nerves

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

3. Where is the main character sitting when the nurses find him?
(a) On the floor
(b) In a chair
(c) In the hall
(d) On the side of his bed

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

5. What is his problem with body?
(a) He believes that his leg is someone else's.
(b) He believes that his hands are someone else's.
(c) He believes that his face is someone else's.
(d) He believes that his arm is someone else's.

Short Answer Questions

1. What word does Dr. Sacks use to describe the way the main character feels?

2. Sacks is a:

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

4. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?

5. Sacks finds his patients:

(see the answer key)

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