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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sacks descend the mountain?
(a) By crawling.
(b) By rolling and sliding.
(c) By "rowing" with his arms.
(d) By hobbling on his right leg.

2. What did Sacks think about as he moved down the mountain?
(a) The most heart-wrenching moments of his life.
(b) His father's vegetable garden.
(c) Happy memories and times.
(d) What little time he had left to live.

3. What does Sacks think of when he remembers the Biblical words, "To everything there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven. A time to be born, and a time or die; a time . . ." (pg 26)?
(a) His wife's untimely death.
(b) His patients who were prepared for death.
(c) The waste of good health and energy.
(d) The futility of life.

4. What word does Luria use to describe the modern approach to peripheral disorders?
(a) Uninformed.
(b) Veterinary.
(c) Empathetic.
(d) Ill-advised.

5. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?
(a) Investigated current neuropsychological practice.
(b) Written two other books about medical phenomena.
(c) Interviewed hundreds of similar patients.
(d) Strengthened his legs so he could hike again.

Short Answer Questions

1. What would happen if Sacks were not found by nightfall?

2. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?

3. How did Sacks meet the bull?

4. What did Sacks hope to see when he reached the mountain's summit?

5. Why did Sacks have strong legs?

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