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

Short Answer Questions

1. For people with hemi-inattention, what does "anosognosis" mean?

2. Following his second fall, how long did Sacks wait before surgery was performed

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

Essay Topic 2

"We have art, in order that we may not perish from the truth" (Nietzsche, Chapter Three, pg 89). Why did Sacks believe this? How did he incorporate this idea into his recovery?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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