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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.
(a) Diseased.
(b) Red.
(c) Sallow.
(d) Shrunken.

2. A precordial migraine is one in which _________ pain is the only symptom of the migraine attack, according to Sacks.
(a) Chest.
(b) Head.
(c) Leg.
(d) Arm.

3. Finally, there may be disorders of perception, __________, and memory during the course of aural symptoms.
(a) Movement.
(b) Speech.
(c) Coloring.
(d) Anger.

4. ________ is a Chinese food additive which has been linked to many migraine cases, and in causing migraines throughout one's life.
(a) MSG.
(b) Lemongrass.
(c) Allspice.
(d) Cinnamon.

5. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Nasal stuffiness.
(d) Nausea.

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

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

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

9. What is usually violent and often relegated to just one side of the head when it is present?
(a) Tremors.
(b) Sore throat.
(c) Headache.
(d) Nausea.

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

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

12. There may also be changes in the levels of __________ which can be present in the aural symptom experience.
(a) Communication.
(b) Interaction.
(c) Truthfulness.
(d) Consciousness.

13. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.
(a) Experiences.
(b) Manner.
(c) Threshold.
(d) Movements.

14. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?
(a) Cluster.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Movement.
(d) Terror.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.

2. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.

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

4. Some researchers actually believe that migraines make a person __________ to other diseases and to other conditions.

5. 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.

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