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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How long did Sacks think about his injury before he began writing about it?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Four years.
(c) Eight years.
(d) Six years.

2. How many days did Sacks spend in his small hospital room?
(a) Twenty.
(b) Twelve.
(c) Eight.
(d) Thirty.

3. During his first visit home, what type of religious ceremony did Sacks attend with his family?
(a) New Age.
(b) Catholic.
(c) Protestant.
(d) Jewish.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?

2. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?

3. How does Sack describe his thoughts during the first moments of standing again?

4. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?

5. How did one of the surgical registrars refer to being a patient?

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