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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. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.
(a) Anger.
(b) Foster parents.
(c) Motion sickness.
(d) Processed foods.

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

3. Some patients will describe severe __________ as the main symptom of their migraine attack, leading to a different definition of migraine.
(a) Depression.
(b) Head pain.
(c) Family troubles.
(d) Abdominal pain.

4. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Fatigue.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Pain.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?

2. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?

3. One woman who kept a diary of her life around her migraines found that skipping her ___________ led to the incident of a migraine.

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

5. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.

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