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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why is the phrase "uneventful recovery" misleading?
(a) Recovery is actually a series of events.
(b) The phrase implies a peaceful recovery, which is never possible.
(c) Recovery has no relationship to events.
(d) Recovery is the greatest event of the patient's life.

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

3. How many days did Sacks spend in his small hospital room?
(a) Twelve.
(b) Eight.
(c) Twenty.
(d) Thirty.

4. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?
(a) Conrad.
(b) Nietzsche.
(c) Hemingway.
(d) Luria.

5. The day that Sacks moved out of his first hospital room, how far did he walk?
(a) He could not walk at all.
(b) Three blocks.
(c) A mile.
(d) Half a mile.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?

3. To what did Sacks's various thoughts and themes eventually lead in the end?

4. In Chapter Five, Sacks quotes poetry to explain the importance of music: "You are the music/ While the music lasts." Who wrote these lines?

5. When Sacks gave thanks for his health and recovery, what was most important about that action?

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