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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did not occur to Sacks until he injured his leg?
(a) How utterly alone he was.
(b) That he had forgotten to take extra water.
(c) That the bull might be following him.
(d) How far he had climbed up the mountain before falling.

2. As Sacks notes at the beginning of the Acknowledgments, what has he done since his injury?
(a) Written two other books about medical phenomena.
(b) Investigated current neuropsychological practice.
(c) Interviewed hundreds of similar patients.
(d) Strengthened his legs so he could hike again.

3. After realizing that he was the victim of the fall, what did Sacks do?
(a) Lay down and tried to think what he should do.
(b) Looked at the leg as though he did not recognize it.
(c) Gave himself a pep talk in an attempt to begin moving.
(d) Examined the injured leg as though he were explaining it to a class.

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

5. How did Sacks splint his leg?
(a) With his umbrella.
(b) With a stick he found on the ground.
(c) With his right leg.
(d) With his walking stick.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?

2. Why did Sacks write to A. R. Luria?

3. What book of the Bible does Sacks quote at the beginning of Chapter Three?

4. Why was Sacks so happy that he could do fifty chin-ups?

5. What word does Sacks use most to describe the bull?

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