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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As the Sister took the stitches out of Sacks's leg, what did he think?
(a) That he could not wait to go hiking again.
(b) That she was fiddling around.
(c) That she was not being gentle.
(d) That she was being gentle but the procedure still hurt.

2. Following the surgery, how did Sacks's cast fit his leg?
(a) He could put his entire fist between his leg and the cast.
(b) He could put two fingers between his leg and the cas.
(c) The leg fit nearly perfectly in the cast.
(d) The leg was horribly swollen in the cast.

3. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Norwegian.

4. What name did Sacks give his windowless hospital room?
(a) Big Ease.
(b) The Monad.
(c) The Tower.
(d) Little Ease.

5. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?
(a) A book about how this accident affected his personal relationships in the long run.
(b) A book about how this accident affected his medical practice.
(c) A book about his long-term recovery.
(d) A book about patients who experienced the same body-ego alienation that he did.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter One?

2. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

3. What does the word scotoma mean?

4. As noted at the end of Chapter Three, what did Sacks begin to do?

5. What instrument did Sacks have for listening to music?

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