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

2. When is the affliction discovered and treated? When is it rediscovered?
(a) Age 6 and 25
(b) Age 5 and 35
(c) Age 4 and 45
(d) Age 7 and 18

3. Sacks is different from a fiction writer because:
(a) He is not a trained writer.
(b) He is a bad writer.
(c) He has less education than most fiction writers.
(d) He is more scientific and philosophical than most.

4. Dr. P possesses which personal qualities.
(a) He is upbeat and intelligent.
(b) He is angry but intelligent.
(c) He is utterly detached from the world.
(d) He is cold and indifferent.

5. What are the symptoms of the main character's affliction?
(a) She has incredible pain throughout her body
(b) She has visions and seizures with a dream-like state
(c) She can no longer see
(d) She forgets who she is and invents new identities

Short Answer Questions

1. What hobby does the main character take up later in life?

2. Why is the main character confused?

3. What additional form of memory can people with Jimmie G.'s disorder lose?

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

5. Who is the main character of the chapter?

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