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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Sacks wait before villagers carried him to the hospital?
(a) Less than four hours.
(b) Nearly six hours.
(c) Less than two hours.
(d) Half an hour.

2. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?
(a) On a mountain in Costa Rica.
(b) In a meadow in New Yor.
(c) On a mountain in Nicaragua.
(d) In a village in Norway.

3. After realizing that he was the victim of the fall, what did Sacks do?
(a) Examined the injured leg as though he were explaining it to a class.
(b) Looked at the leg as though he did not recognize it.
(c) Gave himself a pep talk in an attempt to begin moving.
(d) Lay down and tried to think what he should do.

4. What was Luria's response to Sacks's story?
(a) Such effects rarely ever occur.
(b) Such effects are widely studied in the medical field.
(c) Fascinating but not completely useful to modern doctors.
(d) Such effects often happen but the stories are not told.

5. Where did Sacks's accident occur?
(a) In the Swiss Alps.
(b) On a mountain in Norway.
(c) On a mountain in Finland.
(d) In the hills of Germany.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter One?

2. What was the date when Sacks climbed the mountain?

3. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?

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

5. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

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