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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. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Congential Blindness and Cerebral Palsy
(b) Neither Congenital Blindness nor Cerebral Palsy
(c) Only Congenital Blindness
(d) Only Cerebral Palsy

2. What is the main character's most frustrating disability?
(a) She cannot talk.
(b) She cannot walk.
(c) She cannot stand up.
(d) She cannot use her hands.

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

4. Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing?
(a) It produces a sense of euphoria by releasing chemicals in the brain.
(b) It helps patients integrate with artificial limbs.
(c) It helps patients to live longer.
(d) It makes patients happy through the illusion of having the lost limb.

5. How does the remedy work?
(a) It helps him/her go the bathroom properly
(b) It helps him/her with personal hygiene
(c) It increases the amount of food he/she eats
(d) It helps him/her to be independent

Short Answer Questions

1. What year does Sacks think Jimmie G's memory should have stopped?

2. Where is the main character sitting when the nurses find him?

3. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?

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

5. Sacks thinks of his patients as:

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