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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. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?
(a) English.
(b) German.
(c) Norwegian.
(d) French.

2. The night before the operation, Sacks called up his family and friends. What did he tell them could happen if he were to die during the operation?
(a) His property should be auctioned off.
(b) His property should be divided fairly among his family.
(c) They could publish anything from his notebooks that they saw fit.
(d) His valuable property should be donated to charity.

3. What was the public reaction to Sacks's first article about his leg?
(a) He does not say.
(b) Indignation.
(c) Confusion.
(d) Indifference.

4. When was Studies in Neurology published?
(a) 1910.
(b) 1930.
(c) 1920.
(d) 1940.

5. Why did Sacks write to A. R. Luria?
(a) He wanted reassurance about writing his book.
(b) Luria was the leading neuropsychologist in the United States.
(c) Luria was a close family friend.
(d) He was not getting satisfactory answers from his own doctor.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?

2. How did Sacks splint his leg?

3. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

4. What instrument did Sacks have for listening to music?

5. What book of the Bible does Sacks quote at the beginning of Chapter Three?

Short Essay Questions

1. How was Miss Preston, the physiotherapist, more understanding than the surgeon had been? How did her understanding still fall short of the problem?

2. What is anosognosis? What problem does this state present to medical researchers?

3. At his arrival to the Odda hospital, what was Sacks's experience with Nurse Solveig? How did this exemplify the prostration he began to feel in the hospital?

4. During his descent off the mountain, what is Sacks's connection to humanity? How does this contrast to nature's impersonality?

5. How much time does Dr. Swan spend with Sacks prior to the operation? How does this foretell his interactions with Sacks following the operation?

6. During his first night out of the hospital, Sacks wept in the doorway of the convalescent home. Briefly summarize his experiences so far to explain the tears.

7. What did Sacks think when he saw his left leg for the first time in two weeks? How did his own thoughts tie into the doctor's summary of the recovery?

8. As Sacks began to regain freedom and move around the hospital, he frequently mentioned natural elements: the birds, sun, and wind. Given what you know of his personality, why are these things important?

9. Sacks's description of the Caster, Mr. Enoch, is amusingly melodramatic and terrified. In your opinion, why was Sacks scared of Mr. Enoch?

10. On page 167, how is the account of this man's body-agnosia similar to Sacks'? How is it different?

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