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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. Sensory _________ is one of the categories of aural symptoms that the patient may experience.
(a) Overload.
(b) Deprivation.
(c) Diminishment.
(d) Hallucinations.

2. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.
(a) Mood.
(b) Coloring.
(c) Truth.
(d) Pain.

3. The 53-year-old woman who is studied in this section reports a feeling of ______ right before the onset of her migraine.
(a) Grief.
(b) Well being.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Rage.

4. Sacks says that the only way to test the family connection theory of migraines is to see if a child with migraines in his family develops migraines when living with a ____________.
(a) Doctor.
(b) New puppy.
(c) High pressure house.
(d) Foster family.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.

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

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

4. Sometimes auras can be so powerful so as to have the appearance of a __________ in some patients.

5. __________ migraines are always present in those who have cases of severe nausea along with their pain.

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