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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what moment did Sacks's leg "return" to his body?

2. On one particular September morning, why did Sacks deeply enjoy lighting his pipe?

3. What reason did Sacks give for hating any creature with health?

4. As the Sister took the stitches out of Sacks's leg, what did he think?

5. Following the book fair, why did Sacks take the slow train from Boston to New York?

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

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?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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