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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. There may also be changes in ________ as a result of an aura, according to Sacks in this section of the book.
(a) Pain.
(b) Coloring.
(c) Mood.
(d) Truth.

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

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

4. What is always present to some degree, even if it varies from one migraine case to another?
(a) Anger.
(b) Depression.
(c) Tremors.
(d) Nausea.

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

6. 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) Running.
(d) Laughing.

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

8. The ________ who was restricted from normal social activities might be suffering from migraines as a result of depression.
(a) Nun.
(b) Student.
(c) Priest.
(d) Monk.

9. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?
(a) Movement.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Terror.
(d) Cluster.

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

11. Most patients, it seems, have an irresistible urge to _________ when they are suffering from a migraine, according to the studies in this book.
(a) Bang their head against the wall.
(b) Die.
(c) Sleep.
(d) Cry.

12. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?
(a) Reading.
(b) Activity.
(c) Speaking.
(d) Eating.

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

14. The man with an extreme aura seems to think he is in _________ when he is actually in New York.
(a) London.
(b) California.
(c) Hawaii.
(d) Paris.

15. Sacks has found the the cause of some monthly migraines for women might be the result of a new ____________ regimen.
(a) Hormone treatment.
(b) Exercise.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Food.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What does the answer to #31 typically precede, according to previous case studies in Sacks' research?

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

4. A precordial migraine is one in which _________ pain is the only symptom of the migraine attack, according to Sacks.

5. Sacks is just not sure if ____________ or genetics are more of a cause for the migraines which seem to take place in families.

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