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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. To what extent is Jimmie G's intelligence impaired?
(a) Not at all
(b) Moderately
(c) Severly
(d) Slightly
2. How old is the character in this chapter?
(a) Sixties
(b) Late twenties
(c) Late forties
(d) Early thirties
3. What is the first man worried about?
(a) Breaking his finger.
(b) Poking his eye out.
(c) Tripping over his foot.
(d) Cutting his leg.
4. What is the cause of the main character's inability to use one of her body parts?
(a) There is no cause; it is an illusion.
(b) Cerebral Palsy
(c) A Virus
(d) Blindness
5. Where does Sacks work at the time of this chapter?
(a) Neuroscience Clinic
(b) Therapist's Office
(c) National Institutes of Mental Health
(d) Home for the Aged
Short Answer Questions
1. What year does Sacks think Jimmie G's memory should have stopped?
2. What feature of humans does Sacks wonder if Jimmie lacks?
3. Sacks sees his patients as:
4. What happens when the main character attempts to remove one of his body parts?
5. What is the consequence scientists pay when they ignore the a patient's high cognitive function?
Short Essay Questions
1. To what degree does Sachs see himself as a novelist? And to what degree does he see himself as a scientist?
2. How do people react to the main character on the street? What does she do to avoid their reaction?
3. Speculate as to why Sacks included Hildegard of Bingen in this book.
4. What is the main character's affliction? How it is treated?
5. How does Christina cope with her condition?
6. What is Mr. P's affliction? How does it affect his life?
7. What is Witty Ticcy Ray's disorder? How does it hurt him? How does it benefit him?
8. What is Witty Ticcy Ray's treatment? Why doesn't he like it at first? How does he cope with it?
9. What is the source of the twins' ability? How can they lose their ability?
10. What disorder to Jimmie have? What is it called? What does it involve? Can patients with this disorder make progress?
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