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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What would make the state of limbo tolerable?
(a) The ability to examine one's own thoughts.
(b) The knowledge of an end to this state.
(c) The ability to communicate with others.
(d) The concern of a fellow person in limbo.

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

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

5. What was the primary reason that Sacks decided not to yell a second time?
(a) He was too thirsty to yell very loudly.
(b) He was about ten miles away from the village.
(c) He was afraid of angering the bull.
(d) He needed to conserve his strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Sacks so happy that he could do fifty chin-ups?

2. What reason did Sacks give for hating any creature with health?

3. Why did Sacks refer to the doctor's visits as "odious" (Chapter Six, pg 159)?

4. What does the word scotoma mean?

5. What vital change in the world happened once Sacks moved out of his first hospital room?

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