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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. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.
(a) Swirling.
(b) Choppy.
(c) Filled with colors.
(d) Blank.

2. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?
(a) Migraines.
(b) A new study.
(c) A new pill.
(d) New patients.

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

4. There may also be changes in the levels of __________ which can be present in the aural symptom experience.
(a) Consciousness.
(b) Interaction.
(c) Truthfulness.
(d) Communication.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. There might also be a connection, according to Sacks, between migraines and _________, as some will wake up with headaches.

2. There is a tendency in migraines to have __________ connections, according to the findings of Sacks.

3. __________ migraines are always present in those who have cases of severe nausea along with their pain.

4. What do many patients notice about the pain they might feel when they are experiencing a migraine?

5. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.

Short Essay Questions

1. What did the fifty-three year old female patient say characterized the start of her migraines?

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

3. What are the classic symptoms of a migraine, according to Sacks' experience with his patients?

4. What sorts of migraine situations does Sacks say are rare and fairly uncommon in reference to visual hallucinations?

5. What does Sacks have to say about the tendency of migraines to be a part of one's life throughout the years?

6. What are the five categories of aural symptoms, according to Sacks in this book?

7. What is something that Sacks has never seen, but he has heard of in relation to the aura before a migraine?

8. What happens with the aura during a classic migraine, according to the findings of Sacks?

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

10. What is the common cause of migraines for younger patients, with the attack happening after instead of during the activity?

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