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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the main character lose when he loses his affliction?
(a) Luck
(b) Happiness
(c) Depression
(d) Inhibition

2. Sacks calls the main character:
(a) A Friend of God
(b) An Idiot Ecclesiastes
(c) A Foolish Isaiah
(d) A Shadow of Ruth

3. Are patients with the main character's disorder aware of their problem?
(a) Yes
(b) It's not clear
(c) No
(d) Sometimes

4. What is the treatment the main character undergoes?
(a) L-Dopa
(b) L-Amictal
(c) L-Acroymose
(d) L-Depikote

5. Things aren't real to the main character until he has?
(a) Heard Them
(b) Taste Them
(c) Touched Them
(d) Smelled Them

6. To what extent does the main character recognize his disorder?
(a) Only when he is willing to face the truth
(b) Only at certain times
(c) All the time
(d) Not at all

7. What is the main character's affliction?
(a) Elevated Proprioception
(b) Elevated Sex Drive
(c) Elevated Hearing
(d) Elevated Sense of Smell

8. The main character has which book memorized?
(a) Grove's Dictionary of Music and Musicians
(b) Bach's Biography
(c) Webster's Dictionary
(d) The Bible

9. Who does the main character kill?
(a) His Grandmother
(b) His Sister
(c) His Mother
(d) His Girlfriend

10. What does the disorder consist in?
(a) The loss of one's sense of self-control
(b) The loss of one's sense of self
(c) Intense religous experiences
(d) Mental transports to others times or places

11. What was an activity of the main character's?
(a) Preaching
(b) Politics
(c) Writing
(d) Science

12. What happens to him after he commits murder?
(a) He loses a limb and develops phantom limb syndrome
(b) He gets amnesia
(c) He develops Cupid's Disease
(d) He gets hit by a truck

13. How do the twins score on IQ tests?
(a) Very low
(b) Low
(c) Very high
(d) Average

14. How does the court treat the main character?
(a) They exonerate him
(b) They convict him
(c) They refuse to hear his case
(d) They send his case to a court of appeals

15. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Mr. P
(b) Ray
(c) Jimmie
(d) Martin

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the main character's affliction?

2. What is the twins' special ability?

3. What is the cause of their ability?

4. What was the main character's affliction?

5. The main character in this chapter controls her disorder by doing what?

(see the answer keys)

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