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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Sacks has found the the cause of some monthly migraines for women might be the result of a new ____________ regimen.
(a) Food.
(b) Sleeping.
(c) Hormone treatment.
(d) Exercise.

3. Migraines and seizures are linked on both a _________ and genetic basis, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Food.
(b) Hydration.
(c) Wine.
(d) Constitutional.

4. The symptoms of a migraine, as described in this chapter, include a feeling of _______ as well as the classic symptoms of migraine which are present in this section.
(a) Euphoria.
(b) Anger.
(c) Sadness.
(d) Disorder.

5. Sacks is just not sure if ____________ or genetics are more of a cause for the migraines which seem to take place in families.
(a) Luck.
(b) Location.
(c) Environment.
(d) Hypochondria.

6. When ________ happens and it is not followed by a headache, it can be confusing and misinterpreted by the person experiencing it.
(a) Nausea.
(b) An aura.
(c) A pain.
(d) A dream.

7. Sacks notes that those who suffer from _________ migraines experience the onset of an attack at fairly regular periods though the times vary from one patient to another.
(a) Atypical.
(b) Dull.
(c) Classical.
(d) Boring.

8. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.
(a) White.
(b) Gray.
(c) Brown.
(d) Black.

9. There is substantial evidence that there may be a _______________ between migraines and those who suffer from epileptic seizures.
(a) Direction casual relationship.
(b) True understanding.
(c) Correlation.
(d) Lost link.

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

11. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.
(a) Spontaneous.
(b) Debilitating.
(c) Aggressive.
(d) Forward.

12. Some people will continue on with their lives during a migraine, though they will still contend with __________ at some point.
(a) Annoyance.
(b) Pain.
(c) Immobility.
(d) Lethargy.

13. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.
(a) Condition.
(b) Syndrome.
(c) Package.
(d) Unit.

14. Sacks discusses the way that ________ can change in people who are in the middle of a migraine attack.
(a) Moods.
(b) Ideas.
(c) Thoughts.
(d) Diseases.

15. Some people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.
(a) Movement.
(b) Strangeness.
(c) Understanding.
(d) Activity.

Short Answer Questions

1. Other researchers think there might be a certain __________ or grace to those who suffer from migraines, according to their work.

2. There may also be changes in the levels of __________ which can be present in the aural symptom experience.

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

4. What is always present to some degree, even if it varies from one migraine case to another?

5. What is caused by the arterial pulses and pressure on the affected artery can help during a migraine?

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