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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. The woman then began to feel an irresistible urge to _________, which then served as a warning for her migraines.
(a) Laugh.
(b) Yawn.
(c) Spin around.
(d) Cry.

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

3. In the ________ migraine, there are certain situations that might be present - light, sound, activities, smells, drugs, etc.
(a) Echoing.
(b) Classic.
(c) Movement.
(d) Circumstantial.

4. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?
(a) Stress.
(b) Tension headache.
(c) Medication.
(d) Family life.

5. What is usually violent and often relegated to just one side of the head when it is present?
(a) Tremors.
(b) Sore throat.
(c) Headache.
(d) Nausea.

Short Answer Questions

1. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.

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

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

4. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.

5. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.

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