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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 6.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. As Sacks returned to his room, what was the weather like?
(a) Lightly snowing.
(b) Sunny and warm.
(c) Chilly and wet.
(d) Dark and stormy.

2. How is the material in the last chapter presented?
(a) Systematically.
(b) Randomly.
(c) Poetically.
(d) Concisely.

3. 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.

4. Who inspired and encouraged Sacks to finish his book?
(a) His son.
(b) His best friend.
(c) His wife.
(d) His editors.

5. What is the most important reason for the young painter's misery?
(a) He knew he was dying and could not accept it.
(b) He could not hide his wish for death.
(c) He could not hide his worsening illness.
(d) He was impatient for the moment of death.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. Why was Sacks sent to a convalescent home before going home?

4. What was the name of the convalescent home where Sacks recovered?

5. What town's hospital was Sacks taken to first?

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