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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 3, 4 and 5.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Previous to his accident, how did Sacks think things were accomplished in the world?
(a) By sheer willpower.
(b) By external impetus.
(c) By love and understanding.
(d) By reason and will.

2. What quality of Limbo is inherent in scotoma?
(a) Loneliness.
(b) Timelessness.
(c) Absence.
(d) No physical placement in space.

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

4. According to Sacks, why does he not end his story after his rescue?
(a) The accident is closely connected to the story of recovery.
(b) The book was not long enough to stop.
(c) He had so many ideas left to convey.
(d) The focus of the book is the recovery, not the accident.

5. How long had Sacks been traveling when he came to the swollen stream?
(a) Two hours.
(b) Half an hour.
(c) He did not know.
(d) Four hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Essentially, why could Sacks not tense up the quadriceps?

2. What is the essential idea of Thomas Mann's quote?

3. In order to escape being caught on the mountain all night, what was the latest possible time Sacks could reach help?

4. Who wrote the book which was the model for Sacks's own book?

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

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