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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters Ten through Thirteen.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The reaction to a migraine does not need to be uniquely _________, according to the way Sacks feels about the subject.
(a) Scientific.
(b) Animal.
(c) Human.
(d) Emotional.

2. What kinds of headaches might wake up a patient in the middle of the night, according to studies?
(a) Terror.
(b) Migraine.
(c) Movement.
(d) Cluster.

3. Sacks points out that some migraines tend to present themselves as a ________, from the earliest signs to the aftereffects.
(a) Package.
(b) Condition.
(c) Syndrome.
(d) Unit.

4. What tends to increase over the course of an experience of a migraine headache?
(a) Fatigue.
(b) Hallucinations.
(c) Pain.
(d) Nausea.

5. Sacks proposes that a person who seems to be _______ may also be trying to be self destructive to their body and minds.
(a) Terrified.
(b) Avoidant.
(c) Accident prone.
(d) In pain a lot.

Short Answer Questions

1. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.

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

3. What does the answer to #31 typically precede, according to previous case studies in Sacks' research?

4. A _________ migraine may be nothing more than a reaction to the rage that a patient is feeling, which can lead to pain.

5. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.

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