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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. _________ also seems to be related to migraines, though it is thought to not be causally related, according to most researchers.
(a) Genetic disturbances.
(b) Heart attacks.
(c) Weight gain.
(d) Disabilities.

3. Other researchers think there might be a certain __________ or grace to those who suffer from migraines, according to their work.
(a) Delicacy.
(b) Truth.
(c) Honor.
(d) Pride.

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

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

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

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

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

9. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.
(a) Medication.
(b) Food.
(c) Symptom.
(d) Episode.

10. 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.

11. What might alleviate the pain of a migraine in some patients, while this might also make the pain more severe for some patients?
(a) Sleeping.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Laughing.
(d) Running.

12. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Aura.
(b) Movement.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Medication.

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

14. 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) Sadness.
(b) Disorder.
(c) Euphoria.
(d) Anger.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks has found the the cause of some monthly migraines for women might be the result of a new ____________ regimen.

2. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.

3. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?

4. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.

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

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