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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?
(a) That the bull might be following him.
(b) How far he had climbed up the mountain before falling.
(c) That he had forgotten to take extra water.
(d) How utterly alone he was.

2. As noted at the end of Chapter Three, what did Sacks begin to do?
(a) Turn away from hope to despair.
(b) Look to other people for emotional and spiritual support.
(c) Address himself to the "Thou" of the Psalms.
(d) Put his faith in mysticism.

3. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?
(a) The wonder and horror which lie just behind life.
(b) The shallowness of everyday life.
(c) The wonder and horror which are an everyday part of life.
(d) The shallowness of human experience.

4. How did Sacks splint his leg?
(a) With his walking stick.
(b) With his right leg.
(c) With a stick he found on the ground.
(d) With his umbrella.

5. What book does Sacks model his own book after?
(a) The Man in the Shattered Hope.
(b) The Woman with the Shattered Dreams.
(c) The Man with the Shattered Arm.
(d) The Man with the Shattered World.

Short Answer Questions

1. Essentially, why could Sacks not tense up the quadriceps?

2. What word does Sacks use most to describe the bull?

3. What is the most important reason for the young painter's misery?

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

5. How is the material in the last chapter presented?

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