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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Three through Five.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.
(a) Walked.
(b) Vomited.
(c) Ate.
(d) Cried.

2. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.
(a) Music.
(b) Movement.
(c) Decisions.
(d) Language.

3. Some people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.
(a) Activity.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Strangeness.
(d) Movement.

4. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?
(a) Flashbacks.
(b) Flashing lights.
(c) Stars.
(d) Geometric figures.

5. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
(a) Arousal.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Movement.
(d) Activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.

2. What is always present to some degree, even if it varies from one migraine case to another?

3. Some people will continue on with their lives during a migraine, though they will still contend with __________ at some point.

4. Sometimes auras can be so powerful so as to have the appearance of a __________ in some patients.

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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