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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Five, Hands.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks finds his patients:
(a) Evil
(b) Horrible
(c) Boring
(d) Intriguing

2. What is proprioception?
(a) The sense that monitors the heartbeat.
(b) The sense of smell.
(c) The sense of taste.
(d) The sense that monitors physical movement.

3. How many children does the main character have?
(a) Two
(b) One
(c) Four
(d) Three

4. What does the main character do with this body part?
(a) Throws it out of bed
(b) Asks someone to amputate it
(c) Tries to cut it off
(d) Beats it until it is bruised

5. Sacks sees himself as having what kind of personality?
(a) A Clinician
(b) A Romantic
(c) Both
(d) Neither

Short Answer Questions

1. If Sacks called his chapters 'studies' what would that mean about his attitude?

2. How does the main character seem when Sacks meets him?

3. How does the 'what science leaves out' theme play out in this chapter?

4. How does the main character regain control of his/her body?

5. In what place does Jimmie recover a part of himself?

(see the answer key)

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