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

2. 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) Sleep.
(c) Cry.
(d) Die.

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

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

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. The man who always _______ to end his migraine attacks had to find a new way of relieving his pain.

3. What may or may not continue as a result of the pain of a migraine increasing or continuing?

4. Sacks believes that a single _________ or series of them might actually drive the entire migraine episode.

5. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the meaning of aura, as Sacks uses the term in this section?

3. Why do many migraine sufferers tend to rub one side of their head when they are in the midst of a migraine?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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