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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. The main character cannot perceive:
(a) Objects on her left
(b) Objects that are square
(c) Objects on her right
(d) Objects with color

2. How does the main character handle her grandmother's death?
(a) With Compsure
(b) She has a nervous breakdown
(c) She runs away from home
(d) With Rage

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

4. What happens when the twins are separated?
(a) They can function normally in society
(b) They lose their ability to calculate
(c) They have higher IQ scores
(d) They die from loneliness

5. How many children does the main character have?
(a) Four
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) One

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks sees his patients as:

2. Sacks calls the main character:

3. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?

4. Who is the main character in this chapter?

5. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:

(see the answer key)

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