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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. The main character's symptoms are:
2. How does the patient respond to Sacks?
3. Who is the main character of the chapter?
4. What is a visual phantom?
5. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?
Short Essay Questions
1. How does Sacks answer the following questions? Is there a place in society for people like Jose? Does Jose have a functional role in society? Or is he too disabled to function?
2. Why does it matter to Sacks that he tell stories about his patients rather than giving sterile case studies?
3. What is Miguel's affliction? How does it affect him? How is it treated? And are its effects good or bad?
4. What is phantom limb syndrome? What are its disadvantages?
5. To what extent can William escape his affliction? Which activities allow him to escape it?
6. What is the source of the twins' ability? How can they lose their ability?
7. What is Mrs. B's condition? How does it affect her? Is she bothered by it?
8. How does Christina cope with her condition?
9. How does Sacks see the theme of 'what science leaves out' play into the chapter? What does he thinks this leaves out?
10. What is the main character's disorder? How does it compare to Witty Ticcy Ray's? How does she handle it on the street?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Write a research paper on Mr. P's disorder. Explain the neurological causes and subsequent effects of the disease. Discuss at least one case study and assess the prospects for recovery.
Essay Topic 2
In Chapter Two, Sacks wonders whether Jimmie G. has a soul because he has no ability to lay down new memories. Is Sacks right to worry? What is it to have a soul and how it is connected to our memories? If we lose the ability to lay down our memories, do we lose our souls?
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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