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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. What instrument did Sacks have for listening to music?
(a) A record player.
(b) A clarinet.
(c) A small radio.
(d) An MP3 player.

2. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?
(a) As a prose poem.
(b) As an autobiography.
(c) As an expose.
(d) As a novel or short story.

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

4. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?
(a) A Scotsman had died on exposure on the mountain exactly one year previously.
(b) A Pole had been gored by the bull and bled to death.
(c) An Englishman had broken both legs on the mountain earlier, though he survived.
(d) An Englishman had died on the mountain two weeks earlier.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was it so difficult for Sacks to take the first step?

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

3. What was the public reaction to Sacks's first article about his leg?

4. What analogy does Sacks use to describe his left leg's failure during therapy?

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

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