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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Migraines and seizures are linked on both a _________ and genetic basis, according to Sacks in this book.
(a) Hydration.
(b) Food.
(c) Wine.
(d) Constitutional.

5. 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.

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

7. Many people who are experiencing migraines may seem to become _________ before they begin to show any other signs.
(a) Sad.
(b) Irritable.
(c) Happy.
(d) Excited.

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

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

10. In the ________ migraine, there are certain situations that might be present - light, sound, activities, smells, drugs, etc.
(a) Echoing.
(b) Classic.
(c) Circumstantial.
(d) Movement.

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

12. Some hallucinations in migraine patients might give a person a sense of __________ for no apparent reason.
(a) Vertigo.
(b) Embarrassment.
(c) Truth.
(d) Shame.

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

14. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.
(a) Ate.
(b) Vomited.
(c) Cried.
(d) Walked.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks discusses the way that ________ can change in people who are in the middle of a migraine attack.

2. What is NOT one of the things that are listed in the possible visual sensory hallucinations that one might experience?

3. 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.

4. There are other hallucinations in which _________ may appear to be bigger or smaller than they actually are.

5. Parts of one's _________ might also begin to feel larger or smaller because of an aura, according to Sacks.

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