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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 book does Sacks plan to write in the future?
(a) A book about patients who experienced the same body-ego alienation that he did.
(b) A book about how this accident affected his personal relationships in the long run.
(c) A book about how this accident affected his medical practice.
(d) A book about his long-term recovery.

2. Who has written about the "occasions of poetry" (pg 9)?
(a) T. S. Eliot.
(b) William Shakespeare.
(c) Admiral Nelson.
(d) Thomas Gunn.

3. What was Sacks doing when he was finally able to piece together his thoughts?
(a) Driving from Washington, D.C. to Boston.
(b) Riding a train from Philadelphia to New York.
(c) Riding a train from Boston to New York.
(d) Riding in a car from Annapolis to New York.

4. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?
(a) His editors.
(b) His son.
(c) His best friend.
(d) His wife.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?

2. Why did Sacks write to A. R. Luria?

3. What role did Mary-Kay Wilmers play in Sacks's recovery?

4. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?

5. What was the occasion for this book?

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