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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 role did Mary-Kay Wilmers play in Sacks's recovery?
(a) She suggested and edited his article entitled "The Leg."
(b) She served as the impetus for his philosophical musings about his injury.
(c) She nursed him in the hospital after his surgery.
(d) She nursed him in the convalescent home.

2. What was the public reaction to Sacks's first article about his leg?
(a) He does not say.
(b) Indifference.
(c) Indignation.
(d) Confusion.

3. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?
(a) As a novel or short story.
(b) As a prose poem.
(c) As an autobiography.
(d) As an expose.

4. When was Studies in Neurology published?
(a) 1920.
(b) 1910.
(c) 1930.
(d) 1940.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the occasion for this book?

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

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

4. When did Sacks begin writing to Luria?

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

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