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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Sacks descend the mountain?
(a) By hobbling on his right leg.
(b) By "rowing" with his arms.
(c) By rolling and sliding.
(d) By crawling.

2. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?
(a) Written two other books about medical phenomena.
(b) Strengthened his legs so he could hike again.
(c) Investigated current neuropsychological practice.
(d) Interviewed hundreds of similar patients.

3. The night after his surgery, what was the first of Sacks's nightmares?
(a) He was being trampled by a fish with hooves.
(b) He was running from the bull but could not move anywhere.
(c) His injured leg was made of marble and he could not lift it.
(d) He was again on the Mountain and his leg had lost all its nerves.

4. What would happen if Sacks were not found by nightfall?
(a) He would most likely go crazy.
(b) He would die of blood loss.
(c) He would freeze to death.
(d) The bull would trample him to death.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who came up with the phrase "quickening art" which described Sacks's use of music to move down the mountain?

3. In Chapter Five, Sacks quotes poetry to explain the importance of music: "You are the music/ While the music lasts." Who wrote these lines?

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

5. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?

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