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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what poor instrument did Sacks compare his injured leg?
(a) The dented clarinet he had as a child.
(b) The broken saxophone he had kept since childhood.
(c) The cracked cello in his living room.
(d) The smashed violin he had as a child.

2. When Sacks gave thanks for his health and recovery, what was most important about that action?
(a) The amount of thankfulness he actually felt.
(b) The deity to whom he addressed his thanks.
(c) The words he used to express his thoughts.
(d) The feeling of humility and gratefulness.

3. What was the primary reason that Sacks and his friends celebrated the evening after his surgery?
(a) Sacks had not died on the operating table.
(b) They were alive and together.
(c) Sacks' recovery was expected to take two short months.
(d) They were drunk and did not care what they celebrated.

4. What is the title of Chapter One?
(a) The Mountain.
(b) The Bull.
(c) The Fall.
(d) The Beginning.

5. What was the primary reason that Sacks decided not to yell a second time?
(a) He was too thirsty to yell very loudly.
(b) He was about ten miles away from the village.
(c) He was afraid of angering the bull.
(d) He needed to conserve his strength.

Short Answer Questions

1. What emotion did Sacks see several times on the unguarded face of the physiotherapist?

2. On one particular September morning, why did Sacks deeply enjoy lighting his pipe?

3. What other word is connoted by the word "hell"?

4. What was the name of the physiotherapist?

5. Why did Sacks have strong legs?

(see the answer key)

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