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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does the main character feel about his/her body?
(a) That it has a mind of its own.
(b) That it is detached from him/her.
(c) That it is deteriorating.
(d) That it will spontaneously combust.

2. How long does Sacks cover the patient's condition without seeing recovery?
(a) Ten years
(b) Twenty years
(c) Eight years
(d) One year

3. The main character's symptoms are:
(a) Inability to grasp the meanings of words
(b) Lost memory
(c) A strong left-side tilt
(d) Violent tics that occur every few seconds

4. How does the main character regain control of his/her body?
(a) Help from family
(b) A wheelchair
(c) Her eyes
(d) Her ears

5. After Dr. Sacks and Mr. P part ways, how much longer does Mr. P teach music?
(a) 1 year
(b) 10 years
(c) 5 years
(d) The rest of his life

6. How old is the character in this chapter?
(a) Sixties
(b) Late twenties
(c) Late forties
(d) Early thirties

7. Sacks sees his patients as:
(a) Mere case studies
(b) Crazy
(c) Real people
(d) Mere medical files

8. The main character's disorder involves a breakdown of cooperation between which three body systems?
(a) Hearing, proprioception, and vision
(b) Vision, balance organs, and proprioception
(c) Hearing, balance organs, and vision
(d) Hearing, balance organs, and proprioception

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

10. What word does Dr. Sacks use to describe the way the main character feels?
(a) Disoriented
(b) Disembodied
(c) Dispeptic
(d) Depressed

11. What was the main character's previous occupation?
(a) Math Teacher
(b) History Teacher
(c) English Teacher
(d) Gym Teacher

12. What surgery is the main character admitted into the hospital to have?
(a) Appendectomy
(b) Back surgery
(c) Gallbladder surgery
(d) Kidney transplant

13. How do the main character's nurses help him/her fix his/her disability?
(a) Giving the patient electroshock therapy.
(b) Putting medicine in the patient's IV.
(c) Recommending surgery.
(d) Putting a food tray out of reach.

14. Sacks' book is different from a college textbook in that it:
(a) Has a slower pace
(b) Has a more rushed style
(c) Has a friendlier style
(d) Has a more scientific style

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What part of the main character's body does he have a problem with?

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

4. The main character's affliction causes her to feel how?

5. How old is the main character?

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