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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?
(a) That the bull might be following him.
(b) How far he had climbed up the mountain before falling.
(c) That he had forgotten to take extra water.
(d) How utterly alone he was.

2. On one particular September morning, why did Sacks deeply enjoy lighting his pipe?
(a) He saw the pipe as a sign of returning health.
(b) He thought he had never before had the leisure to light one.
(c) He was a smoker.
(d) The pipe fit into the scenery and his mood.

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

4. Sacks had written to Luria explaining his accident and the subsequent alienation he felt. What was Luria's response?
(a) Sacks was opening a new medical field.
(b) Luria did not understand Sacks' experience.
(c) Sacks' experience was odd but worth writing about.
(d) Sacks' experience was unique.

5. How is the material in the last chapter presented?
(a) Concisely.
(b) Poetically.
(c) Systematically.
(d) Randomly.

Short Answer Questions

1. The day that Sacks moved out of his first hospital room, how far did he walk?

2. Before he took a step, what visual problem did Sacks have?

3. What question did Sacks want to ask the surgeon before surgery?

4. What escapade did Sacks try to pull during his last night in the hospital?

5. 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?

(see the answer key)

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