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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One and Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?
(a) Migraines.
(b) A new pill.
(c) New patients.
(d) A new study.

2. __________ migraines are always present in those who have cases of severe nausea along with their pain.
(a) White.
(b) Green.
(c) Red.
(d) Blue.

3. The 53-year-old woman who is studied in this section reports a feeling of ______ right before the onset of her migraine.
(a) Well being.
(b) Grief.
(c) Rage.
(d) Sadness.

4. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.
(a) Gray.
(b) White.
(c) Black.
(d) Brown.

5. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.
(a) Anger.
(b) Hunger.
(c) Pain.
(d) Drowsiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.

2. Those who have ________ migraines are often those who are prone to blushing in their everyday lives.

3. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.

4. A precordial migraine is one in which _________ pain is the only symptom of the migraine attack, according to Sacks.

5. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.

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