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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Chapter Eight, Eyes Right!.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?
(a) They cannot diagnose their patients properly.
(b) They are out of touch with reality.
(c) They are unable to empathize with their patients.
(d) They can do nothing to help their patients.

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

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

4. What additional form of memory can people with Jimmie G.'s disorder lose?
(a) Sensual Memory
(b) Auditory Memory
(c) Visual Memory
(d) Olfactory Memory

5. How does the main character regain control of his/her body?
(a) Help from family
(b) Her ears
(c) Her eyes
(d) A wheelchair

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks' patients are typically:

2. The character's condition is caused by polyneuritis, which is:

3. What does Sacks call his chapters?

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

5. Who is the main character of this chapter?

(see the answer key)

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