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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Nineteen, Murder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?
(a) Semantic Memory
(b) Tactile Memory
(c) Short-term Memory
(d) Long-term Memory

2. What is the disorder discussed in the chapter named by Sacks?
(a) Disintegration
(b) Reminiscences
(c) Transcendence
(d) Dissolution

3. What are the agents that spread the main character's disorder?
(a) Spirochetes
(b) Virii
(c) Bacteria
(d) Antibodies

4. How do the main character's symptoms progress?
(a) They shorten in time but do not become more frequent
(b) They become more frequent and she becomes lost in them
(c) They become less frequent and she recovers
(d) They lengthen in time but do not become more frequent

5. What is the name of the main character mentioned in the postscript?
(a) Witty Ticcy Ray
(b) Mr. P
(c) Jimmie G.
(d) Miguel

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks sees himself as having what kind of personality?

2. What is the treatment the main character undergoes?

3. How old is the character in this chapter?

4. How long does Sacks cover the patient's condition without seeing recovery?

5. Sacks' patients are typically:

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