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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did Sacks hope to see when he reached the mountain's summit?
(a) A good view of the city.
(b) A good view of the surrounding mountains.
(c) The temple at the top.
(d) The bull that lived there.

3. How did Sacks meet the bull?
(a) He rounded a boulder and it was lying in the path.
(b) The bull looked like a boulder until he got close to it.
(c) The bull walked out of a stand of trees.
(d) He came over a small rise and the bull was lying in the grass.

4. Why did the staff nurse laugh at Sacks when he arrived in his room?
(a) Because he told her a bawdy joke.
(b) Because he had difficulty walking.
(c) Because he was joking about his cast.
(d) Because he had packed fifty books and almost no clothes.

5. What was the main injury that Sacks was able to identify?
(a) An artery was torn.
(b) The quadriceps was paralyzed.
(c) His femur was broken.
(d) The leg was becoming horribly discolored.

Short Answer Questions

1. What other word is connoted by the word "hell"?

2. What was the name of the surgeon who performed Sacks's knee surgery?

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

4. What did Sacks experience with the father and son, which he had not experienced all day?

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

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