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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Fourteen through Sixteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Sacks also suggests that __________ not be overlooked as a possible treatment for the pain of migraines.
(a) Caffeine.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Milk.
(d) Food.

2. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.
(a) Vomited.
(b) Walked.
(c) Ate.
(d) Cried.

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

4. The man with an extreme aura seems to think he is in _________ when he is actually in New York.
(a) Paris.
(b) California.
(c) London.
(d) Hawaii.

5. What did the man begin to use when he realized that sneezing might be able to relieve his migraine pain?
(a) Pepper.
(b) Cocaine.
(c) Baby powder.
(d) Snuff.

Short Answer 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.

2. There are other hallucinations in which _________ may appear to be bigger or smaller than they actually are.

3. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.

4. Another uncommon drug therapy for migraines which has been prescribed by Sacks is _____________.

5. _______ are unable to express pain, so Sacks says they are not useful in terms of studying migraines and how they affect the body.

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