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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 before the operation, Sacks called up his family and friends. What did he tell them could happen if he were to die during the operation?
(a) His property should be divided fairly among his family.
(b) His property should be auctioned off.
(c) His valuable property should be donated to charity.
(d) They could publish anything from his notebooks that they saw fit.

2. When Nurse Solveig returned to take out Sacks's thermometer, what emotion did she convey?
(a) Concern.
(b) Disinterest.
(c) Pity.
(d) Rage.

3. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?
(a) Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor.
(b) Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.
(c) Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5.
(d) Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major.

4. Sacks references a chapter in Luria's book The Man with a Shattered World that profoundly affected his thoughts about recovery. What was the name of this chapter?
(a) "Reconstruction."
(b) "The Turning Point."
(c) "The Moment of Light."
(d) "Under the World."

5. Why was it difficult for Sacks to proceed through the land of limbo?
(a) He had no music.
(b) He had no traveling companions.
(c) There was no map or chart.
(d) There was no God figure present.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In Chapter Five, Sacks quotes poetry to explain the importance of music: "You are the music/ While the music lasts." Who wrote these lines?

3. What did Sacks think when he woke from the surgery?

4. Sacks climbed a particular stretch of ground in just over an hour. How long did it take him to descend this same stretch?

5. What question did Sacks want to ask the surgeon before surgery?

(see the answer key)

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