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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Seventeen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?
(a) Activity.
(b) Reading.
(c) Eating.
(d) Speaking.

2. Sacks concludes the book by talking about how there is a tendency for the ________ to take on specific patterns.
(a) Doctor.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Patient.
(d) Universe.

3. Sacks says that there are some patients who will not allow him to treat them in any other way, he will only treat patients in 'the only way they ________.'
(a) Allow.
(b) Try.
(c) Understand.
(d) Manage.

4. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.
(a) Weather.
(b) Family.
(c) Food.
(d) Living.

5. When a patient realizes he will have less pain when he fights off a severe attack, he is more likely to choose to undergo a brief bout of ___________.
(a) Medication.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Activity.
(d) Serious pain.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks points out that some drugs simply work for migraines, even though they don't have any ________ basis for this.

2. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.

3. The medical _________ in this section of the book might be overwhelming to some readers.

4. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.

5. Careful monitoring of __________ will also be helpful for those who want to make sure they are minimizing their risk of migraines.

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