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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How does Sacks describe the six-hour ambulance ride to the next hospital?
(a) Like resurrection.
(b) Like a dream.
(c) Like the embodiment of hope.
(d) Like death.

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

4. What language was the sign "BEWARE OF THE BULL!" written in?
(a) English.
(b) French.
(c) German.
(d) Norwegian.

5. What was the name of the physiotherapist?
(a) Mrs. Preston.
(b) Miss Preston.
(c) Miss Blanche.
(d) Miss Prestar.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. In what publication did Sacks's first article about his injury appear?

3. What book does Sacks plan to write in the future?

4. What analogy does Sacks refer to as he draws the relationship between science and art?

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

(see the answer key)

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