generate questions: In 1873, Tesla returned to his birthtown, Smiljan. Shortly after he arrived, Tesla contracted cholera; he was bedridden for nine months and was near death multiple times. Tesla's father, in a moment of despair, promised to send him to the best engineering school if he recovered from the illness (his father had originally wanted him to enter the priesthood).
What disease did Tesla contract in 1873? {sep_token} How long was he bedridden with cholera? {sep_token} What did Tesla's father promise him while he were bedridden? {sep_token} What did Tesla's father originally want him to do? {sep_token} Where did Tesla return to in 1873? {sep_token} What was the year when Tesla went back to Smiljan? {sep_token} What disease did Tesla catch? {sep_token} How long was he in bed from cholera? {sep_token} What was Tesla's father's original plans for Tesla? {sep_token} What bargain did his father make with him if Tesla recovered? {sep_token}