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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. The woman then began to feel an irresistible urge to _________, which then served as a warning for her migraines.
(a) Cry.
(b) Spin around.
(c) Laugh.
(d) Yawn.

2. 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) Excitement.
(b) Nervousness.
(c) Anger.
(d) Sadness.

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

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

5. Sensory _________ is one of the categories of aural symptoms that the patient may experience.
(a) Diminishment.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Deprivation.
(d) Overload.

Short Answer Questions

1. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.

2. Sacks points out that there is a tendency to _________ migraine sufferers in literature and in descriptions.

3. Sometimes, there might be sections of vision during a migraine which are ___________.

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

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 the problem that Sacks has with saying that migraines can run in families?

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

3. What are the symptoms that the German physician has when he has his migraines?

4. What do some researchers feel is not a cause of migraines as adults, according to Sacks' research?

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

6. What does Sacks have to say are some of the causes of circumstantial migraine, according to the book?

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

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

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

10. What problems do some researchers and physicians believe can happen as the result of migraines that a patient might experience?

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