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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Eight, Eyes Right!.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What does Sacks compare his tales to?
(a) Lawrence of Arabia
(b) The Bible
(c) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(d) Arabian Nights

3. Who is the main character in this chapter?
(a) Christina
(b) Mr. P
(c) Jimmie G.
(d) Mr. MacGregor

4. What time period is Jimmie stuck in?
(a) 1975
(b) 1955
(c) 1945
(d) 1965

5. Why doesn't the introduction of a video system work?
(a) The patient can't work the video system
(b) The patient is upset by his/her unkempt appearance
(c) The patient does not like to be reminded of his/her disability
(d) The patient is disturbed that he/she can only perceive half of his/her body

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What was the main character's old line of work that helped in compensating for the main character's disorder?

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

4. What additional form of memory can people with Jimmie G.'s disorder lose?

5. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?

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