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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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.
(a) Anger.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Excitement.
(d) Nervousness.

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

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. 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.

2. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?

3. Some people ascribe to the idea that a migraine may just be a/an ___________ reaction to the rest of the world.

4. The combination of _________ in the case of the woman with the impotent husband and the delinquent child might cause her headaches.

5. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Sacks say there is a tendency to do with migraines which might cause problems in their study and experience?

2. How does Sacks propose the genetic link of migraines be tested in order to assure that environmental conditions are not the cause?

3. What are the causes of serious losses of fluids during the experience of a migraine, according to Sacks?

4. What are some of the visual sensory hallucinations that migraine patients have seen in their experiences before migraines?

5. What does Sacks say that all migraine patients have to fight during the experience of a migraine?

6. What does one researcher equate the migraine with, which might be helpful in treating them?

7. What is the German physician's experience with migraines, according to the beginning of the book?

8. What causes it to be difficult to determine the difference between migraines and epilepsy?

9. What does Sacks decide is the cause of a woman's migraines that occur on a monthly basis?

10. What is the problem that Sacks has with saying that migraines can run in families?

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