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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Dr. P is a teacher of what?
(a) Philosophy
(b) Music
(c) Art
(d) Literature
2. How is the main character affected by Reagan's speech?
(a) She hates it
(b) She cannot understand it at all
(c) She is totally enamored with it
(d) She hears inconsistencies in it that others cannot
3. Why might the disorder mentioned in the chapter be a good thing?
(a) It makes patients happy through the illusion of having the lost limb.
(b) It helps patients to live longer.
(c) It helps patients integrate with artificial limbs.
(d) It produces a sense of euphoria by releasing chemicals in the brain.
4. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) Fearful and uneasy
(b) Calm and even tempered
(c) Agitated and angry
(d) Upbeat and joyful
5. What is Dr. Sacks' treatment of the main character?
(a) Zoloft
(b) Lamictal
(c) Haldol
(d) Klozipan
Short Answer Questions
1. The main character's disorder involves a breakdown of cooperation between which three body systems?
2. To what extent is Jimmie G's intelligence impaired?
3. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?
4. There is a disorder where patients suddenly lose part of their memory back to a certain date or time period. What is it called?
5. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who are the two main character's in this chapter? What is their affliction called and what does it generally consist in?
2. Who is the main character in this chapter? What is the main character's occupation and affliction?
3. What is William's affliction? How does it affect him with Dr. Sacks?
4. How does Mr. MacGregor work to compensate for his disorder?
5. To what degree does Sachs see himself as a novelist? And to what degree does he see himself as a scientist?
6. What is the cause of the main character's affliction? When is it first treated? When does it return?
7. How is Mrs. S treated? What is a treatment that she despises?
8. What disorder to Jimmie have? What is it called? What does it involve? Can patients with this disorder make progress?
9. How does the main character handle her grandmother's death? What activities does she start in? Which does she end up in?
10. What is the main character's response to her treatment? How does she react?
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