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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 7 and Afterword.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Whom does Sacks quote to illustrate his need for patient waiting?
(a) Nietzsche.
(b) St. Christopher.
(c) Conrad.
(d) Eliot.

2. To what does Einstein compare creating a new theory?
(a) Climbing a mountain.
(b) Building a skyscraper.
(c) Tearing down a house to build a skyscraper.
(d) Rediscovering the world.

3. How long did Sacks think about his injury before he began writing about it?
(a) Ten years.
(b) Six years.
(c) Four years.
(d) Eight years.

4. What was the name of the convalescent home where Sacks recovered?
(a) Because his mental faculties are not engaged in the world around him.
(b) Because his frame of reference has also shrunk.
(c) Because he is caught up in the intricacies of his disease.
(d) Because, if he has strong familial support, the world's shrinking does not matter.

5. According to the plane captain, what is the first lesson a patient must learn?
(a) Happiness.
(b) Patience.
(c) Peace.
(d) Hopefulness.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the title of Chapter One?

2. What was Sacks's general opinion about the patients in the convalescent home?

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

4. How old was Sacks when he discovered the beauty of the world through the Pythagorean theorem?

5. What was Luria's response to Sacks's story?

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