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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 does Mr. P do to keep himself oriented?

2. Which capacity of the main character is enhanced by his/her disability?

3. What does Sacks call his chapters?

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

5. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What central feature of all humans is Sacks worried that Jimmie lacks? Why is Sacks so worried? And what alleviates his worry?

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

4. Why does it matter to Sacks that he tell stories about his patients rather than giving sterile case studies?

5. Who are the two main character's in this chapter? What is their affliction called and what does it generally consist in?

6. What is proprioception? What does losing it prevent you from doing?

7. To what degree does Sachs see himself as a novelist? And to what degree does he see himself as a scientist?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Madeline's family seems to have prevented her from coming to believe that she could use her hands. How could a family make such an error? Do you think it was deliberate on their part? If it was deliberate, why would they do it? If it wasn't deliberate, why did they make such a mistake? Try to analyze potential family dynamics that could lead to Madeline's false belief about her hands.

Essay Topic 2

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.

Essay Topic 3

Write a research paper on reminiscence? What are the types of reminiscence? What are the most common types? Are the memories that patients with reminiscence re-experience accurate? Or are they full of errors?

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