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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When did Sacks write the preface to the book?
(a) 1982.
(b) 1954.
(c) 1983.
(d) 1991.

2. After he fell, what story did Sacks recall the villagers telling him?
(a) An Englishman had died on the mountain two weeks earlier.
(b) A Pole had been gored by the bull and bled to death.
(c) An Englishman had broken both legs on the mountain earlier, though he survived.
(d) A Scotsman had died on exposure on the mountain exactly one year previously.

3. What would happen if Sacks were not found by nightfall?
(a) He would freeze to death.
(b) He would die of blood loss.
(c) He would most likely go crazy.
(d) The bull would trample him to death.

4. How long did it take Sacks to reach the final understanding of his various thoughts?
(a) Several years.
(b) One year.
(c) Half a year.
(d) Nearly a decade.

5. Following the surgery, how did Sacks's cast fit his leg?
(a) The leg was horribly swollen in the cast.
(b) He could put his entire fist between his leg and the cast.
(c) He could put two fingers between his leg and the cas.
(d) The leg fit nearly perfectly in the cast.

Short Answer Questions

1. What question did Sacks want to ask the surgeon before surgery?

2. After a temporary cast was put on the leg, what dream did Sacks have?

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

4. What was the primary reason that Sacks and his friends celebrated the evening after his surgery?

5. What name did Sacks give his windowless hospital room?

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