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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. What is caused by the arterial pulses and pressure on the affected artery can help during a migraine?
(a) Anger.
(b) Rapid heartbeat.
(c) Throbbing.
(d) Heat.

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

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

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

7. Those who have ________ migraines are often those who are prone to blushing in their everyday lives.
(a) Blue.
(b) Red.
(c) White.
(d) Green.

8. How many areas of aural symptoms does Sacks point out to be the case for most patients?
(a) Three.
(b) Ten.
(c) Five.
(d) Six.

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

10. There is substantial evidence that there may be a _______________ between migraines and those who suffer from epileptic seizures.
(a) Direction casual relationship.
(b) Lost link.
(c) True understanding.
(d) Correlation.

11. 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.

12. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.
(a) No quality of life.
(b) Seizure conditions.
(c) Strokes.
(d) Brain damage.

13. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.
(a) Black.
(b) Brown.
(c) Gray.
(d) White.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The ________ is the word traditionally associated with the sensory illusions that a migraine sufferer may experience.

2. Sacks says that the only way to test the family connection theory of migraines is to see if a child with migraines in his family develops migraines when living with a ____________.

3. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.

4. Some people will have troubles understanding __________ as a result of an aura which precedes a migraine.

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

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