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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. Sacks references a chapter in Luria's book The Man with a Shattered World that profoundly affected his thoughts about recovery. What was the name of this chapter?
(a) "Under the World."
(b) "Reconstruction."
(c) "The Turning Point."
(d) "The Moment of Light."

2. What instrument did Sacks have for listening to music?
(a) A record player.
(b) An MP3 player.
(c) A clarinet.
(d) A small radio.

3. Why was it difficult for Sacks to proceed through the land of limbo?
(a) There was no God figure present.
(b) He had no traveling companions.
(c) He had no music.
(d) There was no map or chart.

4. As the Sister took the stitches out of Sacks's leg, what did he think?
(a) That she was fiddling around.
(b) That he could not wait to go hiking again.
(c) That she was not being gentle.
(d) That she was being gentle but the procedure still hurt.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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?

2. How must a person react to the abyss?

3. 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?

4. What emotion did Sacks see several times on the unguarded face of the physiotherapist?

5. Where did Sacks finish writing his book?

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