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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.
(a) Accidental.
(b) Painful.
(c) Allergic.
(d) Outright.

2. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.
(a) No quality of life.
(b) Strokes.
(c) Seizure conditions.
(d) Brain damage.

3. The _________ of a person who is suffering from a migraine becomes an important part of the study of migraines, according to Sacks.
(a) Lifestyle.
(b) Behavior.
(c) Mannerisms.
(d) Family.

4. There are _____ and transitional attacks of migraines which can make it difficult for a doctor or researcher to decide on a diagnosis of migraine.
(a) Energetic.
(b) Moving.
(c) Flawed.
(d) Hybrid.

5. A person who is self destructive might desire self __________ so that he can continue to hurt himself.
(a) Abandonment.
(b) Control.
(c) Punishment.
(d) Isolation.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.

3. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.

4. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.

5. What did the man begin to use when he realized that sneezing might be able to relieve his migraine pain?

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