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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. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Mr. P
(b) Mrs. S
(c) Christina
(d) Mr. MacGregor

2. How do the main character's nurses help him/her fix his/her disability?
(a) Recommending surgery.
(b) Putting a food tray out of reach.
(c) Putting medicine in the patient's IV.
(d) Giving the patient electroshock therapy.

3. If Sacks called his chapters 'studies' what would that mean about his attitude?
(a) He is detached from his patients.
(b) He is professional.
(c) He despises his patients.
(d) He likes his patients.

4. Sacks' patients are typically:
(a) Mentally impaired
(b) Normal
(c) Mentally handicapped
(d) Geniuses

5. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?
(a) Agnosia
(b) Amnesia
(c) Prosopagnosia
(d) Retrograde Amnesia

Short Answer Questions

1. How many children does the main character have?

2. How does the patient respond to Sacks?

3. What is the first man worried about?

4. Which of Sacks' questions in the main character unable to answer?

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

(see the answer key)

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