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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters One and Two.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is found in about one fourth of all patients who have migraine pains and other symptoms?
(a) Nasal stuffiness.
(b) Tremors.
(c) Nausea.
(d) Fatigue.

2. Some patients will describe severe __________ as the main symptom of their migraine attack, leading to a different definition of migraine.
(a) Depression.
(b) Abdominal pain.
(c) Head pain.
(d) Family troubles.

3. What can be impossible when the pain of a migraine is intense, according to this book?
(a) Reading.
(b) Speaking.
(c) Eating.
(d) Activity.

4. With a migraine, there can be a _________ appearance to the eye, according to the description in this book.
(a) Sallow.
(b) Shrunken.
(c) Red.
(d) Diseased.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Severe _________ may also be the only symptom of a migraine, but it may also exist as an isolated symptom.

3. Sometimes the feeling of _________ is reported during the experience of a migraine, in some patients.

4. Sacks pointed out that a woman's hair turned __________ on one side, the side where she would have her headaches.

5. Those who have ________ migraines are often those who are prone to blushing in their everyday lives.

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