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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Why was Sacks so happy that he could do fifty chin-ups?
(a) He did not have to get out of bed to exercise.
(b) He wanted to impress the nurse.
(c) Only fifteen hours earlier, he had been delirious with fever.
(d) If his torso were strong again, his legs would regain strength more quickly.

3. Why did Sacks have strong legs?
(a) He ran marathons.
(b) He had worked out at the gym for many years.
(c) He was a veteran hiker.
(d) He swam regularly.

4. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?
(a) Harvey.
(b) Kant.
(c) Pavlov.
(d) Nietzsche.

5. What was the name of the physiotherapist?
(a) Mrs. Preston.
(b) Miss Prestar.
(c) Miss Preston.
(d) Miss Blanche.

Short Answer Questions

1. Essentially, why could Sacks not tense up the quadriceps?

2. When Nurse Solveig returned to take out Sacks's thermometer, what emotion did she convey?

3. While waiting for villagers to arrive and take him to the hospital, how did Sacks feel?

4. After a temporary cast was put on the leg, what dream did Sacks have?

5. The night before the operation, Sacks called up his family and friends. What did he tell them could happen if he were to die during the operation?

(see the answer key)

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