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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 addresses Dr. Sacks as three different people. Which ones?

2. What is the cause of their ability?

3. How do people on the street react to the main character?

4. What happens to him after he commits murder?

5. How does the court treat the main character?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Describe the different forms of reminiscence that Mrs. O'C and Mrs. O'M experience. How do they react to their disorders? Why do you believe that respond so differently?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Sacks often tries to argue that science leaves out important facets of his patients' lives. Please select two examples from the book where Sacks does this and then use the examples to discuss what you think the limits of science are in explaining the human experience, using the two cases you selected as illustration. The paper must be four pages, double spaced.

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