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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is proprioception?

2. Sacks is a:

3. The chapter covers a disorder where people who have lost limbs believe and feel that they are still there. What is this disorder called?

4. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?

5. Which part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?"

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Madeline's problem fixed? What was the cause of her disorder in the first place?

2. What is William's affliction? How does it affect him with Dr. Sacks?

3. What is the connection between Christina's dream and her ailment?

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

5. Where is the main character housed after the trial? How does he come to recall the crime he committed?

6. 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?

7. When the main character loses his affliction? What has he lost? What does he think he has lost?

8. What is Witty Ticcy Ray's disorder? How does it hurt him? How does it benefit him?

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

10. What is Sacks's attitude towards his patients?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Please describe some recent research on idiot savants like John and Michael. What are some standard abilities of idiot savants? Do we have any better idea of what could cause their condition than we did when this book was written?

Essay Topic 2

Please outline in detail the costs and benefits of phantom limb syndrome to an amputee. You must list at least two costs of the disorder and at least one benefit. Please research a case study and illustrate your points with the study.

Essay Topic 3

Outline what you believe to be one main theme of Sacks' book. For instance, how does he treat his patients? You must use three examples from the book to illustrate your point. The paper must be five pages, double-spaced.

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