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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. The main character cannot perceive:
(a) Objects that are square
(b) Objects on her right
(c) Objects with color
(d) Objects on her left

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

3. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) Agitated and angry
(b) Upbeat and joyful
(c) Calm and even tempered
(d) Fearful and uneasy

4. What percentage of individuals in the old folks home where the main character lives end up using his/her solution to his/her disorder?
(a) 10%
(b) 33%
(c) 50%
(d) 20%

5. How does Dr. Sacks respond to the main character?
(a) Informs him that his hands are his own.
(b) Informs him that his leg is his own.
(c) Informs him that his arm is his own.
(d) Informs him that his face is his own.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character's most frustrating disability?

2. How is the main character treated?

3. For Sacks it is important to treat his patients with:

4. There is a disorder where patients suddenly lose part of their memory back to a certain date or time period. What is it called?

5. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?

(see the answer key)

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