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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What would happen if Sacks were not found by nightfall?
(a) The bull would trample him to death.
(b) He would die of blood loss.
(c) He would most likely go crazy.
(d) He would freeze to death.

2. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?
(a) Nine o'clock PM.
(b) Six o'clock PM.
(c) Ten o'clock PM.
(d) Eight o'clock PM.

3. On one particular September morning, why did Sacks deeply enjoy lighting his pipe?
(a) He thought he had never before had the leisure to light one.
(b) He saw the pipe as a sign of returning health.
(c) He was a smoker.
(d) The pipe fit into the scenery and his mood.

4. After a temporary cast was put on the leg, what dream did Sacks have?
(a) The leg was being squeezed in a vice.
(b) The leg was made of cloud vapor.
(c) The leg was covered with a layer of steel.
(d) The leg was made of bricks and mortar.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary reason that Sacks and his friends celebrated the evening after his surgery?

2. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?

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

4. What did Sacks think about as he moved down the mountain?

5. In the convalescent home, what did Sacks's first breakfast partner find amusing?

(see the answer key)

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