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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Sixteen, Incontinent Nostalgia.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The second main character in the chapter hears what over and over again?
(a) Some old rock tunes from her youth
(b) A discussion with her father about her mother's death
(c) Three hymns that she knows
(d) Some conversations she remembers from her childhood

4. Why does the main character confabulate?
(a) He cannot perceive his right leg
(b) He cannot remember his own life story
(c) He cannot figure out who others are
(d) He cannot understand what people say

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why would the disorder described in the chapter be a bad thing?

2. Sacks' patients are typically:

3. What does the disorder consist in?

4. What are the effects of the main character's affliction?

5. What is the main character's affliction?

(see the answer key)

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