Understanding Memory and Emotions

What prompted the narrator to call a neurologist for their father?

• The father forgot his way to the 7-eleven.

• The father stopped drinking coffee.

• The father was feeling physically unwell.

• The father lost his car keys.

Why did the narrator feel guilty about their father's memory problems?

• Because they didn't visit their parents often.

• Because they were an expert on long-term memory but couldn't help.

• Because they were not a good child.

• Because they forgot their father's birthday.

How did the narrator's relationship with their parents change after the father's memory issues?

• They only emailed their parents.

• They began calling their parents every Sunday.

• They stopped visiting their parents.

• They started calling their parents every day.

What cultural change did the narrator want to bring about in their family?

• Celebrating every birthday together.

• Going on family vacations.

• Saying 'I love you' to each other.

• Having dinner together every Sunday.

How did the narrator's mother respond to the idea of saying 'I love you'?

• She thought it was a bad idea.

• She was indifferent.

• She thought it was a great idea.

• She didn't respond.

What was the narrator's biggest fear about asking their parents to say 'I love you'?

• That they would forget to say it.

• That it would make their relationship awkward.

• That their parents would say no.

• That their parents would laugh at them.

How did the narrator's father respond to saying 'I love you'?

• He said it first every week after the agreement.

• He forgot to say it.

• He refused to say it.

• He only said it once.

What helped the narrator's father remember to say 'I love you' despite his memory problems?

• A special medication.

• The emotional resonance of the memory.

• The narrator's frequent visits.

• A written reminder.

What does the narrator know about long-term memories?

• That they are less important than short-term memories.

• That emotional resonance helps in forming them.

• That they are not influenced by emotions.

• That they can be easily forgotten.

After studying memory for years because of her interest in the mechanics of the brain, what is the new reason the narrator studies memory?

• Because of the emotional impact of their family's experience.

• Because they want to understand their own memory better.

• Because they want to cure their father's dementia.

• Because they were always good at science.