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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 long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?
(a) Half an hour.
(b) He did not know.
(c) Two hours.
(d) Four hours.

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

3. What was Luria's response to Sacks's story?
(a) Fascinating but not completely useful to modern doctors.
(b) Such effects rarely ever occur.
(c) Such effects are widely studied in the medical field.
(d) Such effects often happen but the stories are not told.

4. How long did Sacks wait before villagers carried him to the hospital?
(a) Less than four hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) Less than two hours.
(d) Nearly six hours.

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?
(a) His property should be auctioned off.
(b) They could publish anything from his notebooks that they saw fit.
(c) His valuable property should be donated to charity.
(d) His property should be divided fairly among his family.

Short Answer Questions

1. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

2. According to the plane captain, what is the first lesson a patient must learn?

3. What role did Mary-Kay Wilmers play in Sacks's recovery?

4. Why was it so difficult for Sacks to take the first step?

5. Following the surgery, how did Sacks's cast fit his leg?

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