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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. The man with an extreme aura seems to think he is in _________ when he is actually in New York.
(a) London.
(b) Hawaii.
(c) California.
(d) Paris.

4. 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.

5. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.
(a) Movements.
(b) Bowel movements.
(c) Word patterns.
(d) Colors.

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

7. One man experienced a ________ sensation in his left foot during the course of a migraine.
(a) Tickling.
(b) Tingling.
(c) Trembling.
(d) Pain.

8. The 53-year-old woman who is studied in this section reports a feeling of ______ right before the onset of her migraine.
(a) Rage.
(b) Well being.
(c) Grief.
(d) Sadness.

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

10. Sometimes the feeling of _________ is reported during the experience of a migraine, in some patients.
(a) Flushing.
(b) Terror.
(c) Anger.
(d) Rage.

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

12. 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) Hypochondria.
(c) Location.
(d) Environment.

13. One case study of a man with headaches points out that he doesn't like to discuss his feelings of __________ as they are related to his migraines.
(a) Nervousness.
(b) Excitement.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

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

15. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.
(a) Mood.
(b) Pain.
(c) Coloring.
(d) Truth.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Many people who are experiencing migraines may seem to become _________ before they begin to show any other signs.

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

4. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?

5. Migraines and seizures are linked on both a _________ and genetic basis, according to Sacks in this book.

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