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

Short Answer Questions

1. What advantage did the mystics and metaphysical poets offer?

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

3. How has Sacks always liked to think of himself?

4. When Sacks talks about the hole in memory and identity, what is he referring to (Afterword, pg 200)?

5. What happened to Sacks's writing style when he was forced to write with his left hand?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Sacks achieve the certainty which "bypassed the most complex mathematics" (Chapter Five, pg 121)? Was there any element of divinity in this certainty? How did this certainty relate to his idea of the world as a whole?

Essay Topic 2

What vital support did the surgeon take away when he dismissed Sacks's concerns? When was this support returned? How did Sacks change his career so that he could give this particular support to the patients he treated?

Essay Topic 3

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?

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