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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Once he began walking again, what time had arrived for Sacks?
(a) The time for thinking.
(b) The time for great changes.
(c) The time for community.
(d) The time for doing.

2. What was the name of the convalescent home where Sacks recovered?
(a) Because, if he has strong familial support, the world's shrinking does not matter.
(b) Because his mental faculties are not engaged in the world around him.
(c) Because he is caught up in the intricacies of his disease.
(d) Because his frame of reference has also shrunk.

3. What was the name of the convalescent home where Sacks recovered?
(a) Kenmoore.
(b) Hampstead Heath.
(c) Hampstead.
(d) Kenwood.

4. Previous to this injury, when Sacks had had electrical currents applied to his injured neck muscles, what happened?
(a) His neck muscles had remained tense and nearly immobile.
(b) He had the undeniable impulse to shrug.
(c) His neck muscles immediately relaxed.
(d) He felt shooting pains in his back.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was scheduled for Wednesday the 11th?

2. How many days did Sacks spend in his small hospital room?

3. While under the spinal anesthesia, how did Sacks perceive his body?

4. While watching the surgery on his right leg, what time does Sacks remember?

5. Why were the set times and limits at the convalescent home important?

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