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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.
(a) Book.
(b) Life.
(c) Body.
(d) Head.

2. An herbal remedy that Sacks has sometimes prescribed in order to treat migraines includes __________.
(a) Lavender.
(b) Kava.
(c) Belladonna.
(d) Valerian.

3. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.
(a) Activity.
(b) Data.
(c) Generous.
(d) Pain.

4. An important part of migraine treatment, according to Sacks, is to give the body the _______ it needs in order to make it through the event.
(a) Food.
(b) Rest.
(c) Darkness.
(d) Understanding.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks says that the best migraine clinic was one in which a patient was told to lie down in a darkened room with _______ and aspirin.

2. The intensity of the pain of a migraine is directly related to the dilation of the _________ arteries in the head, according to research.

3. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.

4. During this section of the book, Sacks points out there is a _________ inside the human head, according to his experience.

5. Sacks has found the the cause of some monthly migraines for women might be the result of a new ____________ regimen.

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