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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.
(a) Movement.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Hallucination.
(d) Nausea.

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

4. The __________ of a migraine aura are something that are short lived, unlike those of an actual seizure, according to Sacks.
(a) Movement.
(b) Aftereffects.
(c) Damage.
(d) Complexity.

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) Location.
(b) Hypochondria.
(c) Luck.
(d) Environment.

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

7. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.
(a) Trauma.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Pain.
(d) Aura.

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

9. 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.

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

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

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

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

14. Sacks says that _________ may prompt a migraine or might be a part of the unit of the overall event.
(a) Starvation.
(b) Naps.
(c) Constipation.
(d) Diarrhea.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

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

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

4. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.

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

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