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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why were the set times and limits at the convalescent home important?
(a) They kept the patients from getting into mischief.
(b) They showed the patients who held the power.
(c) They kept the patients from reconnecting to the world too early.
(d) They kept the patients from drifting into chaos or passivity.

2. What was the name of the convalescent home where Sacks recovered?
(a) Kenwood.
(b) Hampstead Heath.
(c) Hampstead.
(d) Kenmoore.

3. In the hospital gardens, what set patients off from non-patients?
(a) Their demeanor of illness.
(b) Their white hospital gowns.
(c) Their various bandages and stitches.
(d) Their attitude toward other people.

4. What was the date when Sacks climbed the mountain?
(a) The 24th.
(b) The 7th.
(c) The 18th.
(d) The 23rd.

5. According to Sacks, why does he not end his story after his rescue?
(a) The accident is closely connected to the story of recovery.
(b) He had so many ideas left to convey.
(c) The book was not long enough to stop.
(d) The focus of the book is the recovery, not the accident.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sacks feel as he was being admitted to the hospital?

2. How did Sacks meet the bull?

3. Sacks had written to Luria explaining his accident and the subsequent alienation he felt. What was Luria's response?

4. How long did Sacks wait before villagers carried him to the hospital?

5. What was the main injury that Sacks was able to identify?

(see the answer key)

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