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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part Three: Chapter Nineteen, Murder.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?
(a) Blindness
(b) There is no cause; it is an illusion.
(c) A Virus
(d) Cerebral Palsy

2. How do the main character's symptoms progress?
(a) They become less frequent and she recovers
(b) They lengthen in time but do not become more frequent
(c) They shorten in time but do not become more frequent
(d) They become more frequent and she becomes lost in them

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

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

5. Sacks says taht for a long time which part of the brain was thought to be less complex?
(a) Frontal Lobe
(b) The right hemisphere
(c) The left hemisphere
(d) Parietal Lobe

Short Answer Questions

1. How many characters does the main character identify himself as in front of Dr. Sacks?

2. What time period is Jimmie stuck in?

3. What hobby does the main character take up later in life?

4. How does the main character's emotions change when he wakes up from his nap?

5. What percentage of individuals in the old folks home where the main character lives end up using his/her solution to his/her disorder?

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