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

Short Answer Questions

1. While in limbo, what feeling did Sacks have to allow, which he first found humiliating?

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

3. What was the oddest thing that happened while Sacks's shoulder and arm were in a cast?

4. Once the cast was removed, Sacks gingerly touched his leg. How did it feel?

5. How many days did Sacks spend in limbo?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

What role does sight play in Sacks's story? When is his sight best and worst? What affects his sight? How do his eyes serve as symbols of his leg's injury and recovery?

Essay Topic 2

Write full personality sketches of these three people: Nurse Solveig, Dr. Swan, and Miss Preston. What role does each person play in the recovery? What is Sacks's opinion of each? In what ways does each person hinder or help Sacks?

Essay Topic 3

Note Dr. Swan's attitude toward Sacks's injury compared to Sacks's attitude. How do they differ? In Sacks's attitude toward his own injury, what are the elements of a physician? What are the elements of a patient? What does he think of Dr. Swan's professional opinion?

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