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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sacks splint his leg?
(a) With a stick he found on the ground.
(b) With his umbrella.
(c) With his right leg.
(d) With his walking stick.

2. What was the primary reason that Sacks decided not to yell a second time?
(a) He was about ten miles away from the village.
(b) He needed to conserve his strength.
(c) He was too thirsty to yell very loudly.
(d) He was afraid of angering the bull.

3. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?
(a) The shallowness of everyday life.
(b) The wonder and horror which lie just behind life.
(c) The wonder and horror which are an everyday part of life.
(d) The shallowness of human experience.

4. What did Sacks think about as he moved down the mountain?
(a) The most heart-wrenching moments of his life.
(b) His father's vegetable garden.
(c) What little time he had left to live.
(d) Happy memories and times.

5. What time did Sacks hope to reach the mountain's summit?
(a) Two o'clock PM.
(b) Eleven o'clock AM.
(c) Nine o'clock AM.
(d) Noon.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Why was Sacks so happy that he could do fifty chin-ups?

3. Why was Sacks grateful to Dr. Henry Fleck?

4. What is the title of Chapter One?

5. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?

(see the answer key)

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