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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. One woman who kept a diary of her life around her migraines found that skipping her ___________ led to the incident of a migraine.
(a) Tea.
(b) Breakfast.
(c) Exercise.
(d) Period.

2. The symptoms of a migraine, as described in this chapter, include a feeling of _______ as well as the classic symptoms of migraine which are present in this section.
(a) Anger.
(b) Disorder.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Euphoria.

3. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.
(a) Hallucination.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Movement.

4. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.
(a) Symptom.
(b) Medication.
(c) Episode.
(d) Food.

5. Those who have ________ migraines are often those who are prone to blushing in their everyday lives.
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) Green.
(d) White.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.

3. Some researchers actually believe that migraines make a person __________ to other diseases and to other conditions.

4. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.

5. Sensory _________ is one of the categories of aural symptoms that the patient may experience.

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