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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 analogy does Sacks use to describe his left leg's failure during therapy?
(a) A city with deserted streets.
(b) A cliff with an impossibly smooth face.
(c) A car with an empty gas tank.
(d) A flat pasture with lazy cows.

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

3. What was the main injury that Sacks was able to identify?
(a) The quadriceps was paralyzed.
(b) His femur was broken.
(c) An artery was torn.
(d) The leg was becoming horribly discolored.

4. At the beginning of Chapter Four, what is the essence of William Harvey's questions?
(a) How much control does man have over his movements?
(b) What controls all bodily movements?
(c) What is the first cause of thought?
(d) What is the first cause of movement?

5. What was the name of the surgeon who performed Sacks's knee surgery?
(a) Swan.
(b) Goose.
(c) Sparrow.
(d) Sleeks.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?

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

5. What book does Sacks model his own book after?

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