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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 seem when Sacks meets him?
(a) Calm and even tempered
(b) Agitaged and concerned
(c) Fearful and uneasy
(d) Upbeat and joyful

2. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?
(a) Blindness
(b) Cerebral Palsy
(c) There is no cause; it is an illusion.
(d) A Virus

3. Who is the neuroscientist Sacks receives advice from in Chapter 1?
(a) Edelman
(b) Petersen
(c) Luria
(d) Pinker

4. Which capacity of the main character is enhanced by his/her disability?
(a) The ability to comprehend complex words
(b) The ability to see color.
(c) The ability to comprehend simple sentences.
(d) The ability to understand speaking tone

5. Why doesn't the introduction of a video system work?
(a) The patient can't work the video system
(b) The patient is disturbed that he/she can only perceive half of his/her body
(c) The patient is upset by his/her unkempt appearance
(d) The patient does not like to be reminded of his/her disability

6. 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) 10%
(b) 33%
(c) 50%
(d) 20%

7. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Mr. P
(b) Oliver Sacks
(c) Christina
(d) Jimmie G.

8. How many cases are covered in this chapter?
(a) Five
(b) Two
(c) Three
(d) Four

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

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

11. The main character's affliction causes her to feel how?
(a) Angry and frustrated
(b) Sad and depressed
(c) Somber and reflective
(d) Happy and flirtatious

12. How is the main character treated?
(a) He/She is given a wheelchair so he/she can go to the bathroom on his/her own
(b) He/She is given a wheel chair so he/she can turn right
(c) He/She is given a wheelchair so he/she can turn left
(d) He/She is given a wheelchair to give him/her a sense of independence

13. Sacks is a:
(a) Neuroscientist
(b) Journalist
(c) Philosopher
(d) Economist

14. How does Dr. Sacks respond to the main character?
(a) Informs him that his hands are his own.
(b) Informs him that his face is his own.
(c) Informs him that his arm is his own.
(d) Informs him that his leg is his own.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character of this chapter has which disorder?

2. The main character has which of the following problems?

3. Sacks is different from a fiction writer because:

4. How does the main character compensate for his/her disorder?

5. Why is the main character confused?

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