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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. At what moment did Sacks's leg "return" to his body?
(a) When he remembered the rhythm of hiking up the mountain.
(b) When he walked and felt sensation in it.
(c) When he heard Mendelssohn's music in his head.
(d) When he had taken several steps.

2. What concerto did Sacks listen to on a cassette tape?
(a) Dvorak's Cello Concerto in B Minor.
(b) Beethoven's Piano Concerto #5.
(c) Mozart's Flute Concerto No. 2 in D Major.
(d) Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto.

3. What would make the state of limbo tolerable?
(a) The ability to examine one's own thoughts.
(b) The ability to communicate with others.
(c) The concern of a fellow person in limbo.
(d) The knowledge of an end to this state.

4. Why did Sacks dedicate his book to Luria?
(a) Because Luria led him out of the darkness.
(b) Because Luria pioneered a deeper, revolutionary medicine.
(c) Because Luria was a mentor during medical school.
(d) Because Luria's book deeply changed his view of neurological illnesses.

5. According to Sacks, why does he not end his story after his rescue?
(a) The focus of the book is the recovery, not the accident.
(b) He had so many ideas left to convey.
(c) The accident is closely connected to the story of recovery.
(d) The book was not long enough to stop.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the convalescent home, what did Sacks's first breakfast partner find amusing?

2. Before Sacks's cast was taken off, what did he dream that it was filled with?

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

4. Why was it difficult for Sacks to proceed through the land of limbo?

5. What did Sacks hope to see when he reached the mountain's summit?

(see the answer key)

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