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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Sixteen, Incontinent Nostalgia.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The second main character in the chapter hears what over and over again?
(a) A discussion with her father about her mother's death
(b) Some conversations she remembers from her childhood
(c) Three hymns that she knows
(d) Some old rock tunes from her youth

2. What is the main character's disorder?
(a) Reminiscence
(b) Agnosia
(c) Transcendence
(d) Aphasia

3. In what place does Jimmie recover a part of himself?
(a) Home
(b) Chapel
(c) School
(d) Work

4. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?
(a) Upbeat and joyful
(b) Agitated and angry
(c) Calm and even tempered
(d) Fearful and uneasy

5. Who is the main character of this chapter?
(a) Oliver Sacks
(b) Jimmie G.
(c) Mr. P
(d) Christina

Short Answer Questions

1. Which capacity of the main character is enhanced by his/her disability?

2. What is the technical term of Jimmie G.'s disorder?

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

4. What word does Dr. Sacks use to describe the way the main character feels?

5. What is the main character's primary affliction?

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