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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Preface and Acknowledgements.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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 long recovery time.
(d) The pain he felt during his whole recovery.

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

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

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

5. How long did it take Sacks to reach the final understanding of his various thoughts?
(a) Several years.
(b) Half a year.
(c) One year.
(d) Nearly a decade.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occasion for this book?

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

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

4. In what publication did Sacks's first article about his injury appear?

5. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?

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