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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Six through Nine.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. One woman who kept a diary of her life around her migraines found that skipping her ___________ led to the incident of a migraine.
(a) Breakfast.
(b) Period.
(c) Tea.
(d) Exercise.

2. Many people who are experiencing migraines may seem to become _________ before they begin to show any other signs.
(a) Sad.
(b) Excited.
(c) Irritable.
(d) Happy.

3. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.
(a) Vertigo.
(b) Truth.
(c) Shame.
(d) Embarrassment.

4. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.
(a) No quality of life.
(b) Seizure conditions.
(c) Brain damage.
(d) Strokes.

5. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.
(a) Romanticize.
(b) Criticize.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Avoid.

Short Answer Questions

1. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.

2. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?

3. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?

4. What does Sacks ask migraine patients to do in order to see if they can determine a cause or a condition which might lead to migraines?

5. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?

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