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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Migraines and seizures are linked on both a _________ and genetic basis, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Hydration.
(b) Constitutional.
(c) Wine.
(d) Food.

2. Sacks discusses the way that ________ can change in people who are in the middle of a migraine attack.
(a) Diseases.
(b) Moods.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Ideas.

3. A person who is self destructive might desire self __________ so that he can continue to hurt himself.
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Control.
(c) Isolation.
(d) Punishment.

4. Sacks uses the analogy of ________ to try to explain what he means by the way that migraines are never typical.
(a) Walking.
(b) Eating.
(c) Hiding.
(d) Swimming.

5. The _________ migraine is one that comes to light when a patient is highly emotional and tends toward intense rage.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Movement.
(c) Activity.
(d) Outward.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some patients will describe severe __________ as the main symptom of their migraine attack, leading to a different definition of migraine.

2. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.

3. One woman was described as being ____________, though her symptoms were actually more a part of a migraine.

4. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.

5. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.

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