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

Short Answer Questions

1. What vital change in the world happened once Sacks moved out of his first hospital room?

2. What did Sacks hope to accomplish by reading Head's books?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Following the surgery, Sacks's spirit entered into the "dark night of the soul" (Chapter Three, pg 86). Find another example of this in literature and compare the two instances. Analyze personalities, situations, and reactions in order to understand both.

Essay Topic 2

On what did Sacks pin his hopes of recovery? How does this describe his mentality? How does it describe his attitude?

Essay Topic 3

Sacks says that during his descent from the mountain, his awkward way of moving became natural (Chapter One, pg 10). He stopped thinking about it as the action became automatic. In what ways is this phenomenon exhibited throughout the book?

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