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Name: _________________________ | Period: ___________________ |
This test consists of 5 short answer questions and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What escapade did Sacks try to pull during his last night in the hospital?
2. Why was it so difficult for Sacks to take the first step?
3. During his recovery, what did Sacks decide was the most important thing of all?
4. At what moment did Sacks's leg "return" to his body?
5. What word does Nietzsche use to describe the feeling that convalescence brings?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How often does Sacks talk about or subtly reveal the dichotomy between his medical education and his experience as a patient? How does this honesty contribute to his persona as a writer?
Essay Topic 2
As Sacks was being pressured to begin walking, what miracle occurred? How was this miracle the same thing he had been working toward since his accident?
Essay Topic 3
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?
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