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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the first exercise that Sacks tried to do with the physiotherapist?
(a) Lift his leg.
(b) Swing his leg to the left.
(c) Bend his knee.
(d) Tense up his quadriceps.

2. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?
(a) Twenty-one.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Five.

3. The night before the operation, Sacks called up his family and friends. What did he tell them could happen if he were to die during the operation?
(a) His property should be divided fairly among his family.
(b) His valuable property should be donated to charity.
(c) His property should be auctioned off.
(d) They could publish anything from his notebooks that they saw fit.

4. What was the primary reason that Sacks and his friends celebrated the evening after his surgery?
(a) Sacks' recovery was expected to take two short months.
(b) They were drunk and did not care what they celebrated.
(c) Sacks had not died on the operating table.
(d) They were alive and together.

5. Essentially, why could Sacks not tense up the quadriceps?
(a) The muscle was completely wasted away.
(b) His tendon had not been fully reconnected.
(c) He had forgotten how.
(d) His brain could not communicate with either leg.

Short Answer Questions

1. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?

2. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?

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

4. After a temporary cast was put on the leg, what dream did Sacks have?

5. What name did Sacks give his windowless hospital room?

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