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This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. To what does Sacks compare the coming revolution in neurology?

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

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

4. According to Sacks, what was "the only proper posture of the soul at this time" (Chapter Three, pg 113)?

5. Sacks had written to Luria explaining his accident and the subsequent alienation he felt. What was Luria's response?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What would have made the state of Limbo tolerable? What parts did the ideas of "hole" and "Hell" play in this state? Did scotoma lead to Limbo or explain it?

Essay Topic 2

What aspect of nature had Sacks forgotten about while he lay in his hospital bed? How does this compare to his previous lifestyle: hiking, swimming, etc?

Essay Topic 3

What was Sacks's opinion of his leg while it was in the cast? Why did he have this opinion? Given what he says about his second injury some ten years later, how might he have changed this errant perception of his left leg in a cast?

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