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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. When riding to the hospital where he would be operated on, Sacks felt dread. How was this different from the dread he had felt on the mountain?
(a) This dread was fear of man rather than fear of natural consequences.
(b) This dread was distorted and nameless.
(c) This dread was less human and more animalistic.
(d) This dread was deeper than the first.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What analogy does Sacks use to describe his left leg's failure during therapy?

2. What was the primary reason that Sacks and his friends celebrated the evening after his surgery?

3. When Sacks began to write to Luria, where did Luria live?

4. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?

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

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