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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. The night after his surgery, what was the first of Sacks's nightmares?
(a) His injured leg was made of marble and he could not lift it.
(b) He was running from the bull but could not move anywhere.
(c) He was again on the Mountain and his leg had lost all its nerves.
(d) He was being trampled by a fish with hooves.

2. How did one of the surgical registrars refer to being a patient?
(a) As a long trek into the light.
(b) As a test of patience.
(c) As an opportunity.
(d) As a pilgrimage.

3. What was scheduled for Wednesday the 11th?
(a) Sacks would move from the hospital to the convalescent home.
(b) Sacks would get out of bed and walk.
(c) Therapy would become quite intense.
(d) The temporary leg cast would be removed.

4. What book does Sacks model his own book after?
(a) The Man in the Shattered Hope.
(b) The Woman with the Shattered Dreams.
(c) The Man with the Shattered World.
(d) The Man with the Shattered Arm.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?

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

3. What time of day did Sacks awake from his feverish delirium?

4. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?

5. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?

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