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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What is the main character's name in this chapter?
(a) Emily G.
(b) Mr. P
(c) Christina
(d) Witty Ticcy Ray
2. How old is the main character?
(a) Ninety
(b) Ninety-Three
(c) Seventy-Three
(d) Eighty-Three
3. What aspect of his patients is Sacks concerned to communicate to his reader?
(a) Their diagnosis
(b) Their neurological defect
(c) Their treatment
(d) Their representation of self
4. Which part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?"
(a) Hands
(b) Feet
(c) Breasts
(d) Buttocks
5. Sacks finds his patients:
(a) Horrible
(b) Evil
(c) Intriguing
(d) Boring
6. How long does Sacks cover the patient's condition without seeing recovery?
(a) One year
(b) Ten years
(c) Twenty years
(d) Eight years
7. What does Sacks compare his tales to?
(a) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(b) Arabian Nights
(c) The Bible
(d) Lawrence of Arabia
8. How is the main character treated?
(a) He/She is given a wheelchair so he/she can turn left
(b) He/She is given a wheelchair so he/she can go to the bathroom on his/her own
(c) He/She is given a wheel chair so he/she can turn right
(d) He/She is given a wheelchair to give him/her a sense of independence
9. Who is the main character in this chapter?
(a) Mr. P
(b) Jimmie G.
(c) Christina
(d) Mr. MacGregor
10. What is Dr. Sacks' treatment of the main character?
(a) Zoloft
(b) Haldol
(c) Lamictal
(d) Klozipan
11. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?
(a) Cerebral Palsy
(b) A Virus
(c) Blindness
(d) There is no cause; it is an illusion.
12. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Neither Congenital Blindness nor Cerebral Palsy
(b) Congential Blindness and Cerebral Palsy
(c) Only Congenital Blindness
(d) Only Cerebral Palsy
13. Dr. P possesses which personal qualities.
(a) He is angry but intelligent.
(b) He is upbeat and intelligent.
(c) He is cold and indifferent.
(d) He is utterly detached from the world.
14. What surgery is the main character admitted into the hospital to have?
(a) Back surgery
(b) Appendectomy
(c) Gallbladder surgery
(d) Kidney transplant
15. To what extent is Jimmie G's intelligence impaired?
(a) Slightly
(b) Severly
(c) Not at all
(d) Moderately
Short Answer Questions
1. Which medicine is used to calm down the main character?
2. There is a disorder where patients suddenly lose part of their memory back to a certain date or time period. What is it called?
3. What was the main character's old line of work that helped in compensating for the main character's disorder?
4. What is a visual phantom?
5. Sacks sees himself as having what kind of personality?
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