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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two, Excesses: Introduction and Chapter Ten, Witty Ticcy Ray.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the main character compensate for his/her disorder?
(a) By constructing a prosthesis that compensates
(b) Requesting brain surgery
(c) By constructing a wheelchair that compensates
(d) By constructing a pair of glasses that compensate

2. What year does Sacks think Jimmie G's memory should have stopped?
(a) 1945
(b) 1975
(c) 1965
(d) 1955

3. How long does Sacks cover the patient's condition without seeing recovery?
(a) Twenty years
(b) Ten years
(c) One year
(d) Eight years

4. The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called?
(a) Illusory Limb Disease
(b) Illusory Limb Syndrome
(c) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(d) Phantom Limb Disease

5. Dr. P cannot recognize what?
(a) Sounds
(b) Pictures
(c) Emotions
(d) Faces

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks' patients are typically:

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

3. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?

4. What happens when the main character attempts to remove one of his body parts?

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

(see the answer key)

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