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

2. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.
(a) Sallow.
(b) Diseased.
(c) Shrunken.
(d) Red.

3. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Movement.
(b) Medication.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Aura.

4. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Angry.
(c) Truthful.
(d) Deafening.

5. 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?
(a) A count of their medication usage.
(b) Go for a run during a headache.
(c) Journal.
(d) Video log.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.

3. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?

4. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.

5. One case study of a man with headaches points out that he doesn't like to discuss his feelings of __________ as they are related to his migraines.

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