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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. How old is the character in this chapter?
(a) Sixties
(b) Late forties
(c) Early thirties
(d) Late twenties

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

3. What time period is Jimmie stuck in?
(a) 1965
(b) 1945
(c) 1975
(d) 1955

4. Dr. P is a teacher of what?
(a) Philosophy
(b) Music
(c) Art
(d) Literature

5. What does Sacks compare his tales to?
(a) 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea
(b) The Bible
(c) Arabian Nights
(d) Lawrence of Arabia

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The main character has a dream that foreshadows her condition? What is the dream about?

3. How long does Sacks cover the patient's condition without seeing recovery?

4. Where is the main character sitting when the nurses find him?

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

(see the answer key)

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