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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Sacks gave thanks for his health and recovery, what was most important about that action?
(a) The feeling of humility and gratefulness.
(b) The amount of thankfulness he actually felt.
(c) The words he used to express his thoughts.
(d) The deity to whom he addressed his thanks.

2. For people with hemi-inattention, what does "anosognosis" mean?
(a) Unawareness that they are neglecting one half of their bodies.
(b) Inability to communicate language confusion.
(c) Inability to communicate physical distress.
(d) Unawareness of their physical bodies.

3. What escapade did Sacks try to pull during his last night in the hospital?
(a) Walking around the grounds unattended.
(b) Climbing a ladder to the roof.
(c) Asking the night nurse out for a drink.
(d) Walking the edge of his second-story balcony.

4. What problem did Sacks find with Leontev and Zaporozhet's book?
(a) The authors did not move beyond systematic analysis.
(b) The authors did not analyze the data they created.
(c) The authors did not interview enough patients.
(d) The book was not written cohesively.

5. What word does Nietzsche use to describe the feeling that convalescence brings?
(a) Calmness.
(b) Brightness.
(c) Inebriation.
(d) Intoxication.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Five, Sacks quotes poetry to explain the importance of music: "You are the music/ While the music lasts." Who wrote these lines?

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

4. What tragedy did Darwin experience, which Sacks explains?

5. What two sounds was Sacks caught between?

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