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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?
(a) Eight o'clock PM.
(b) Ten o'clock PM.
(c) Nine o'clock PM.
(d) Six o'clock PM.

2. What was the date when Sacks climbed the mountain?
(a) The 18th.
(b) The 7th.
(c) The 23rd.
(d) The 24th.

3. How has Sacks written the book A Leg to Stand On?
(a) As an expose.
(b) As a novel or short story.
(c) As an autobiography.
(d) As a prose poem.

4. Where did Sacks's accident occur?
(a) In the Swiss Alps.
(b) On a mountain in Finland.
(c) On a mountain in Norway.
(d) In the hills of Germany.

5. Since his accident, what has Sacks been aware of?
(a) The wonder and horror which are an everyday part of life.
(b) The shallowness of human experience.
(c) The wonder and horror which lie just behind life.
(d) The shallowness of everyday life.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Sacks think when he woke from the surgery?

2. How long did it take Sacks to reach the final understanding of his various thoughts?

3. Why did Sacks have strong legs?

4. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?

5. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?

(see the answer key)

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