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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. What do many patients notice about the pain they might feel when they are experiencing a migraine?
(a) It doesn't go away.
(b) It's always on one side.
(c) It's dull.
(d) It's spotty.

2. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?
(a) Nausea.
(b) Aura.
(c) Medication.
(d) Movement.

3. But on the other hand, some feel that those who suffer from migraines might be ____________ to suffer from allergies and motion sickness.
(a) Less likely.
(b) More likely.
(c) Just as likely.
(d) Unable.

4. What might be a secondary factor of a migraine headache, causing even more pain and more tension?
(a) Stress.
(b) Medication.
(c) Tension headache.
(d) Family life.

5. Sacks says there is no way to predict every stage of a migraine as the migraine is, by definition, __________ in nature.
(a) Deafening.
(b) Truthful.
(c) Chaotic.
(d) Angry.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Finally, there may be disorders of perception, __________, and memory during the course of aural symptoms.

3. Some doctors and researchers are concerned about the possibility of _______ as a result of migraines.

4. Some migraine patients may also hear noises, such as a low growl or a _________ as a part of their hallucinations.

5. 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 ____________.

Short Essay Questions

1. What is likely to aggravate the pain of a migraine, according to the author of this book?

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

3. What does Sacks have to say about the connection between family members who experience migraines?

4. In the case study presented by Sacks, where does the forty-four year old man believe that he is during a hallucination?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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