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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. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?
(a) A new pill.
(b) New patients.
(c) A new study.
(d) Migraines.

2. There are other hallucinations in which _________ may appear to be bigger or smaller than they actually are.
(a) Thoughts.
(b) Movements.
(c) Objects.
(d) Colors.

3. The central symptoms of a migraine are described as disorders of ________ in this book.
(a) Activity.
(b) Arousal.
(c) Movement.
(d) Understanding.

4. Unusual __________ occur in about one tenth of patients, according to the descriptions in the book.
(a) Colors.
(b) Bowel movements.
(c) Word patterns.
(d) Movements.

5. What might alleviate the pain of a migraine in some patients, while this might also make the pain more severe for some patients?
(a) Running.
(b) Vomiting.
(c) Sleeping.
(d) Laughing.

Short Answer Questions

1. Sacks does think there may be a link between having ________ and cyclical vomiting as a child and migraines.

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

3. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.

4. ________ turned inward on oneself, might also create a situation for a migraine to occur.

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

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