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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Conrad.
(c) Luria.
(d) Nietzsche.

2. What did Sacks think about as he moved down the mountain?
(a) What little time he had left to live.
(b) The most heart-wrenching moments of his life.
(c) His father's vegetable garden.
(d) Happy memories and times.

3. While waiting for villagers to arrive and take him to the hospital, how did Sacks feel?
(a) Thrilled to be alive.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Comfortable and happy.
(d) Worried about the doctor's prognosis.

4. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?
(a) Four hours.
(b) He did not know.
(c) Half an hour.
(d) Two hours.

5. Why did Sacks have strong legs?
(a) He swam regularly.
(b) He was a veteran hiker.
(c) He had worked out at the gym for many years.
(d) He ran marathons.

Short Answer Questions

1. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?

2. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?

3. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?

4. When the father and his son rescued Sacks, what had they been doing just a moment before?

5. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?

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