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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sacks gave thanks for his health and recovery, what was most important about that action?
(a) The words he used to express his thoughts.
(b) The deity to whom he addressed his thanks.
(c) The amount of thankfulness he actually felt.
(d) The feeling of humility and gratefulness.

2. What was scheduled for Wednesday the 11th?
(a) Sacks would get out of bed and walk.
(b) The temporary leg cast would be removed.
(c) Sacks would move from the hospital to the convalescent home.
(d) Therapy would become quite intense.

3. When did Sacks suffer his second fall?
(a) December 1982.
(b) January 1984.
(c) March 1983.
(d) November 1984.

4. Why did Sacks find beauty as well as fear in darkness?
(a) There was hope for a new light.
(b) The darkness was guided by God.
(c) There was hope for an end.
(d) The darkness was part of human experience.

5. How does a person suffering from alienation of a limb think about that part of his body?
(a) It makes no sense to him.
(b) He does not think about that limb.
(c) He thinks of himself as whole but injured.
(d) It seems to belong to someone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. Whom does Sacks quote to illustrate his need for patient waiting?

2. As noted at the end of Chapter Three, what did Sacks begin to do?

3. When did scotoma overwhelm Sacks the most?

4. In the quote from St. John of the Cross in Chapter Three, where does the light guide the man?

5. Before he took a step, what visual problem did Sacks have?

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