2. What question did Sacks want to ask the surgeon before surgery?
(a) Whether he could have someone photograph the surgery.
(b) Whether he could drink a little water first.
(c) Whether he could have a spinal anesthesia.
(d) Whether he could have a general anesthesia.

3. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?
(a) His editors.
(b) His son.
(c) His wife.
(d) His best friend.

4. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?
(a) A book about how this accident affected his personal relationships in the long run.
(b) A book about how this accident affected his medical practice.
(c) A book about his long-term recovery.
(d) A book about patients who experienced the same body-ego alienation that he did.

5. What analogy does Sacks use to describe his left leg's failure during therapy?
(a) A flat pasture with lazy cows.
(b) A car with an empty gas tank.
(c) A city with deserted streets.
(d) A cliff with an impossibly smooth face.

6. What was the occasion for this book?
(a) Reading a book about an unusual patient.
(b) The study of an unusual patient.
(c) An accident with expected effects.
(d) An accident with peculiar effects.

7. What was the first exercise that Sacks tried to do with the physiotherapist?
(a) Swing his leg to the left.
(b) Tense up his quadriceps.
(c) Lift his leg.
(d) Bend his knee.

8. What did Sacks think when he woke from the surgery?
(a) That he was tired and wanted to sleep.
(b) That he had been asleep for seven hours.
(c) That he had been asleep only a few minutes.
(d) That he had been asleep for nearly a day.

9. What vital support did the surgeon take away when he dismissed Sacks's concerns?
(a) A listening ear.
(b) Professional support.
(c) Empathy.
(d) Human support.

10. Why did Sacks have strong legs?
(a) He ran marathons.
(b) He had worked out at the gym for many years.
(c) He swam regularly.
(d) He was a veteran hiker.

11. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?
(a) Written two other books about medical phenomena.
(b) Investigated current neuropsychological practice.
(c) Strengthened his legs so he could hike again.
(d) Interviewed hundreds of similar patients.

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

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

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

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