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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 compensate for his/her disorder?
(a) By constructing a pair of glasses that compensate
(b) Requesting brain surgery
(c) By constructing a wheelchair that compensates
(d) By constructing a prosthesis that compensates

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

3. The main character of this chapter has which disorder?
(a) Tourette's Syndrome
(b) Agnosia
(c) Blindsight
(d) Phantom Limb Syndrome

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

5. What does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?
(a) Asks for help
(b) Memorizes routines
(c) Sings to himself
(d) Follows his wife's instructions

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

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

8. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?
(a) Science ignores the ethical issues at stake.
(b) Science pays no attention to the state of the soul in these matters.
(c) Science leaves out the personal experience of the patient.
(d) Science leaves out an account of higher cognitive faculties.

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

10. The main character's name is
(a) Mr. P
(b) Emily G.
(c) Witty Ticcy Ray
(d) Christina

11. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?
(a) Agitaged and concerned
(b) Fearful and uneasy
(c) Upbeat and joyful
(d) Calm and even tempered

12. How old is the main character?
(a) Ninety-Three
(b) Ninety
(c) Eighty-Three
(d) Seventy-Three

13. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?
(a) Long-term Memory
(b) Short-term Memory
(c) Semantic Memory
(d) Tactile Memory

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

15. What aspect of his patients is Sacks concerned to communicate to his reader?
(a) Their treatment
(b) Their representation of self
(c) Their diagnosis
(d) Their neurological defect

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character does not like his treatment. How does he/she cope?

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

3. Who is the main character of this chapter?

4. What feature of humans does Sacks wonder if Jimmie lacks?

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

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