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

2. What is Dr. Sacks' treatment of the main character?
(a) Klozipan
(b) Zoloft
(c) Lamictal
(d) Haldol

3. What is a visual phantom?
(a) When a patient sees shapes and colors that are not there.
(b) When a patient has a persistent hallucination of a person or other being accompanying or harassing him/her.
(c) When a patient has hallucinations of past events.
(d) When a patient's perception is confused and they cannot navigate well.

4. What is the name of the main character mentioned in the postscript?
(a) Jimmie G.
(b) Witty Ticcy Ray
(c) Miguel
(d) Mr. P

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old is the character in this chapter?

2. Why doesn't the introduction of a video system work?

3. To what extent is Jimmie G's intelligence impaired?

4. What was the main character's old line of work that helped in compensating for the main character's disorder?

5. What percentage of individuals in the old folks home where the main character lives end up using his/her solution to his/her disorder?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Dr. Sacks approach the main character?

4. How is Mrs. S treated? What is a treatment that she despises?

5. How do people react to the main character on the street? What does she do to avoid their reaction?

6. How do observes view the main character, given his inability to recognize that his leg hasn't been replaced?

7. How is Mr. P able to recognize objects?

8. Explain the impact of hearing Reagan's speech on the main character. What does he/she notice that others do not? What does she miss?

9. What is phantom limb syndrome? What are its disadvantages?

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

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