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

Short Answer Questions

1. The main character has an amazing memory for what:

2. Who are the main characters in this chapter?

3. The main character addresses Dr. Sacks as three different people. Which ones?

4. What does the main character lose when he loses his affliction?

5. What are the effects of the main character's affliction?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

To what extent are patients like those described in this book 'normal?' Is it that they can't function in society? Or can they, with a little help? How would you try to integrate these patients into society? Or would you refuse to try? Please pick two patients you think could be easily integrated into society and one patient that presents difficulties. Explain how you would integrate the first two patients and why the third would present difficulties.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Research the neurological phenomenon that leads the man in Chapter Four to believe that his leg was not his own. What causes this neurological defect? And why can't the man recognize the leg is his own even when Dr. Sacks assures him of it? What should be done for the man? Should his leg be removed?

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