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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.
(a) Quick.
(b) Violent.
(c) Poor.
(d) Excessive.

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

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

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

6. 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) A count of their medication usage.
(b) Journal.
(c) Video log.
(d) Go for a run during a headache.

7. __________ migraines are always present in those who have cases of severe nausea along with their pain.
(a) Red.
(b) Blue.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

8. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?
(a) Hallucinations.
(b) Nausea.
(c) Pain.
(d) Fatigue.

9. The ________ who was restricted from normal social activities might be suffering from migraines as a result of depression.
(a) Monk.
(b) Nun.
(c) Priest.
(d) Student.

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

11. Sometimes auras can be so powerful so as to have the appearance of a __________ in some patients.
(a) Madness.
(b) Stroke.
(c) Heart murmur.
(d) Seizure.

12. One woman was described as being ____________, though her symptoms were actually more a part of a migraine.
(a) Menopausal.
(b) Cancerous.
(c) Normal.
(d) Crazy.

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

14. 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) Excitement.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Nervousness.
(d) Anger.

15. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.
(a) Motion sickness.
(b) Foster parents.
(c) Anger.
(d) Processed foods.

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

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

3. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?

4. One woman who kept a diary of her life around her migraines found that skipping her ___________ led to the incident of a migraine.

5. Some migraine patients may also hear noises, such as a low growl or a _________ as a part of their hallucinations.

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