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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Eighteen, The Dog Beneath the Skin.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long does this affliction last?
(a) Three Weeks
(b) Three Years
(c) Three Days
(d) Three Months

2. Things aren't real to the main character until he has?
(a) Taste Them
(b) Heard Them
(c) Smelled Them
(d) Touched Them

3. Why does the main character confabulate?
(a) He cannot perceive his right leg
(b) He cannot remember his own life story
(c) He cannot understand what people say
(d) He cannot figure out who others are

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?
(a) Illusory Limb Syndrome
(b) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(c) Illusory Limb Disease
(d) Phantom Limb Disease

5. What is the main character's occupation?
(a) Medical Student
(b) Nurse
(c) Doctor
(d) Lawyer

Short Answer Questions

1. What is a visual phantom?

2. To what extent does the main character recognize his disorder?

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

4. How many characters does the main character identify himself as in front of Dr. Sacks?

5. Who is the main character of this chapter?

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