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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Four: Chapter Twenty-Three, The Twins.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Schizophrenia
(b) Aphasia
(c) Prosopagnosia
(d) Agnosia

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

3. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Jimmie
(b) Ray
(c) Martin
(d) Mr. P

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) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(b) Illusory Limb Syndrome
(c) Illusory Limb Disease
(d) Phantom Limb Disease

5. What does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?
(a) Sings to himself
(b) Asks for help
(c) Follows his wife's instructions
(d) Memorizes routines

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character has a high level of intelligence, allowing him/her to accomplish what despite his/her disability?

2. What year does Sacks think Jimmie G's memory should have stopped?

3. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?

4. How does the main character handle her grandmother's death?

5. The main character's symptoms are:

(see the answer key)

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