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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 inability of his doctors to understand him.
(b) The pain he felt during his whole recovery.
(c) The complexity of effects he experienced during recovery.
(d) The long recovery time.

2. To what did Sacks's various thoughts and themes eventually lead in the end?
(a) A critique of modern neurological medicine.
(b) A personal, religious faith.
(c) A deeper understanding of the patient-doctor relationship.
(d) A reaffirmation of modern neurological medicin.

3. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?
(a) Hemingway.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Luria.

4. Why did Sacks write to A. R. Luria?
(a) He wanted reassurance about writing his book.
(b) He was not getting satisfactory answers from his own doctor.
(c) Luria was a close family friend.
(d) Luria was the leading neuropsychologist in the United States.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?

2. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?

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

4. Why did Sacks dedicate his book to Luria?

5. How long did Sacks think about his injury before he began writing about it?

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