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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. Where does Sacks work at the time of this chapter?
(a) Therapist's Office
(b) National Institutes of Mental Health
(c) Neuroscience Clinic
(d) Home for the Aged

2. Sacks is different from a fiction writer because:
(a) He is more scientific and philosophical than most.
(b) He is not a trained writer.
(c) He has less education than most fiction writers.
(d) He is a bad writer.

3. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) Upbeat and joyful
(b) Agitated and angry
(c) Calm and even tempered
(d) Fearful and uneasy

4. Where is the main character sitting when the nurses find him?
(a) On the floor
(b) In the hall
(c) On the side of his bed
(d) In a chair

5. Dr. P possesses which personal qualities.
(a) He is upbeat and intelligent.
(b) He is utterly detached from the world.
(c) He is cold and indifferent.
(d) He is angry but intelligent.

Short Answer Questions

1. Dr. P is a teacher of what?

2. How is the main character affected by Reagan's speech?

3. What does the main character do with this body part?

4. Sacks' patients are typically:

5. The main character's affliction causes her to feel how?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is the main character in this chapter? What is his affliction? How does it affect him?

2. How does the main character handle her grandmother's death? What activities does she start in? Which does she end up in?

3. How does Sacks react to Mrs. B's view about her own condition?

4. What is the main character's affliction? What crime is he on trial for? What is the outcome of the trial?

5. How does Mr. MacGregor work to compensate for his disorder?

6. How does Sacks see the theme of 'what science leaves out' play into the chapter? What does he thinks this leaves out?

7. What is Mrs. O'C's primary symptom? What is Mrs. O'M's primary symptom? How do their attitudes differ about their symptoms?

8. What is the main character's disorder? How does it compare to Witty Ticcy Ray's? How does she handle it on the street?

9. What is Mrs. S condition? What is its cause? What are some of her symptoms?

10. What are Madeline J.'s afflictions? Which one is most frustrating to her and why?

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