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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 1.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. While waiting for villagers to arrive and take him to the hospital, how did Sacks feel?
(a) Comfortable and happy.
(b) Worried about the doctor's prognosis.
(c) Anxious.
(d) Thrilled to be alive.

3. What did Sacks find astonishing about his wound?
(a) The complexity of effects he experienced during recovery.
(b) The inability of his doctors to understand him.
(c) The pain he felt during his whole recovery.
(d) The long recovery time.

4. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?
(a) 1983.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1991.
(d) 1982.

5. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?
(a) The wonder and horror which are an everyday part of life.
(b) The wonder and horror which lie just behind life.
(c) The shallowness of human experience.
(d) The shallowness of everyday life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the primary reason that Sacks decided not to yell a second time?

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

3. What word does Luria use to describe the modern approach to peripheral disorders?

4. What is the essential idea of Thomas Mann's quote?

5. What was Sacks doing when he was finally able to piece together his thoughts?

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