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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once the cast was removed, Sacks gingerly touched his leg. How did it feel?
(a) Like flesh.
(b) Like pudding.
(c) Like marble.
(d) Like wax.

2. Before Sacks's cast was taken off, what did he dream that it was filled with?
(a) Joy and concerto music.
(b) Someone else's leg.
(c) Air or rotting bones.
(d) A lacerated leg.

3. In the hospital gardens, what set patients off from non-patients?
(a) Their various bandages and stitches.
(b) Their demeanor of illness.
(c) Their white hospital gowns.
(d) Their attitude toward other people.

4. While watching the surgery on his right leg, what time does Sacks remember?
(a) Preparation for his first surgery.
(b) His time in the Casting Room.
(c) His agonizing move down the mountain.
(d) The moment he faced the bull.

5. Why did Sacks sit looking out the window for hours on end?
(a) He was starved to look at anything green.
(b) He was tired of his hospital room.
(c) He was realizing how cut off from life he was.
(d) He was eager to see other people.

Short Answer Questions

1. Montaigne, Kant, and Einstein all agree that there is no substitute for what?

2. When did scotoma overwhelm Sacks the most?

3. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?

4. When Sacks talks about the hole in memory and identity, what is he referring to (Afterword, pg 200)?

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

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