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

2. When ________ happens and it is not followed by a headache, it can be confusing and misinterpreted by the person experiencing it.
(a) A dream.
(b) Nausea.
(c) An aura.
(d) A pain.

3. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.
(a) Word patterns.
(b) Colors.
(c) Bowel movements.
(d) Movements.

4. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.
(a) Diarrhea.
(b) Constipation.
(c) Starvation.
(d) Naps.

5. There might also be a connection, according to Sacks, between migraines and _________, as some will wake up with headaches.
(a) Sleeping in bed alone.
(b) Sleep.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Pets.

Short Answer Questions

1. Some people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.

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

3. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?

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

5. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.

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