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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

4. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.
(a) Criticize.
(b) Romanticize.
(c) Ignore.
(d) Avoid.

5. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.
(a) His boss.
(b) His wife.
(c) His mother.
(d) His brother.

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

7. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
(a) Understanding.
(b) Movement.
(c) Arousal.
(d) Activity.

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

9. Finally, there may be disorders of perception, __________, and memory during the course of aural symptoms.
(a) Anger.
(b) Movement.
(c) Speech.
(d) Coloring.

10. Some people will continue on with their lives during a migraine, though they will still contend with __________ at some point.
(a) Lethargy.
(b) Annoyance.
(c) Pain.
(d) Immobility.

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

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What is usually violent and often relegated to just one side of the head when it is present?

2. ________ often has a derogatory connotation and may require additional discussion among researchers.

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

4. The 53-year-old woman who is studied in this section reports a feeling of ______ right before the onset of her migraine.

5. Sensory _________ is one of the categories of aural symptoms that the patient may experience.

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