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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Two: Chapter Thirteen, Yes, Father-Sister.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which sort of memory does Jimmie G. lack?
(a) Short-term Memory
(b) Long-term Memory
(c) Tactile Memory
(d) Semantic Memory

2. What is the main character's main emotion?
(a) Confusion
(b) Despondency
(c) Jovialness
(d) Frustration

3. What are the agents that spread the main character's disorder?
(a) Antibodies
(b) Spirochetes
(c) Virii
(d) Bacteria

4. The main character has which of the following problems?
(a) Aphasia
(b) Right-Side Paralysis
(c) Phantom Limb Syndrome
(d) Cupid's Disease

5. Which part of the main character's body does he/she refer to as "lumps of dough?"
(a) Buttocks
(b) Hands
(c) Feet
(d) Breasts

Short Answer Questions

1. There is a disorder where patients suddenly lose part of their memory back to a certain date or time period. What is it called?

2. How do the main character's nurses help him/her fix his/her disability?

3. The main character cannot perceive:

4. What additional form of memory can people with Jimmie G.'s disorder lose?

5. What feature of humans does Sacks wonder if Jimmie lacks?

(see the answer key)

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