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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.
(a) His boss.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

2. Some researchers actually believe that migraines make a person __________ to other diseases and to other conditions.
(a) Immune.
(b) Ignorant.
(c) Avoidant.
(d) Prone.

3. What is always present to some degree, even if it varies from one migraine case to another?
(a) Depression.
(b) Anger.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Tremors.

4. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.
(a) Cause.
(b) Tendencies.
(c) Predispositions.
(d) Truths.

5. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.
(a) Chaotic.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Angry.
(d) Deafening.

6. What does the answer to #31 typically precede, according to previous case studies in Sacks' research?
(a) Heart attacks.
(b) Surgeries.
(c) Cancer.
(d) Epileptic seizures.

7. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.
(a) Swirling.
(b) Filled with colors.
(c) Blank.
(d) Choppy.

8. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?
(a) Medication.
(b) Family life.
(c) Stress.
(d) Tension headache.

9. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?
(a) Stars.
(b) Geometric figures.
(c) Flashing lights.
(d) Flashbacks.

10. What does Sacks ask migraine patients to do in order to see if they can determine a cause or a condition which might lead to migraines?
(a) Journal.
(b) Video log.
(c) A count of their medication usage.
(d) Go for a run during a headache.

11. There are some patients that obviously suffer from periodical or causal attacks but that the larger group will defy easy _____________.
(a) Treatment.
(b) Classification.
(c) Peace.
(d) Study.

12. The woman then began to feel an irresistible urge to _________, which then served as a warning for her migraines.
(a) Cry.
(b) Spin around.
(c) Yawn.
(d) Laugh.

13. The combination of _________ in the case of the woman with the impotent husband and the delinquent child might cause her headaches.
(a) Foods.
(b) Sharing living space.
(c) Genetics.
(d) Stresses.

14. There is a tendency in migraines to have __________ connections, according to the findings of Sacks.
(a) Environmental.
(b) Movement.
(c) Pain.
(d) Family.

15. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Movement.
(c) Aura.
(d) Medication.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?

2. Poor or unusual _______ conditions have also been blamed for migraines though that might only be a part of the issue.

3. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.

4. __________ migraines are always present in those who have cases of severe nausea along with their pain.

5. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.

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