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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does the remedy work?
(a) It helps him/her with personal hygiene
(b) It helps him/her go the bathroom properly
(c) It increases the amount of food he/she eats
(d) It helps him/her to be independent

3. The main character has which problem?
(a) Syphillis
(b) Left-side Paralysis
(c) Tourette's Syndrome
(d) Extreme mental images

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

5. The main character in this chapter has which affliction?
(a) Hemiplegia
(b) Aphasia
(c) Agnosia
(d) Prosopagnosia

6. Who is the main character in this chapter?
(a) Mr. P
(b) Mr. MacGregor
(c) Jimmie G.
(d) Christina

7. What is the first man worried about?
(a) Tripping over his foot.
(b) Breaking his finger.
(c) Poking his eye out.
(d) Cutting his leg.

8. Patients with the main character's disorder have trouble with what?
(a) Comprehending Words
(b) Grasping Pitches
(c) Feeling Their Legs
(d) Seeing Colors

9. Why is the main character confused?
(a) He can't figure out how to remove his hands.
(b) He can't figure out how to remove his face.
(c) He can't figure out how to detach his leg from his body.
(d) He can't figure out how to detach his arm from his body.

10. The main character has which of the following problems?
(a) Aphasia
(b) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(c) Cupid's Disease
(d) Right-Side Paralysis

11. Where does Sacks work at the time of this chapter?
(a) Home for the Aged
(b) Therapist's Office
(c) National Institutes of Mental Health
(d) Neuroscience Clinic

12. What percentage of individuals in the old folks home where the main character lives end up using his/her solution to his/her disorder?
(a) 20%
(b) 50%
(c) 33%
(d) 10%

13. What is the main character's name in this chapter?
(a) Emily G.
(b) Christina
(c) Mr. P
(d) Witty Ticcy Ray

14. Most neuroscientists thought that most neurological disorders were caused by damage to what part of the brain?
(a) The right hemisphere
(b) Parietal lobe
(c) The Left hemisphere
(d) Frontal lobe

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sacks call his chapters?

2. Sacks is a:

3. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?

4. Where is the main character sitting when the nurses find him?

5. How does the main character feel about his/her body?

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