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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Some people who have constant migraines that interrupt their life may have to _________ to live with them.
(a) Try.
(b) Manage.
(c) Begin.
(d) Learn.

2. Symptomatic drugs include _________, according to the treatment methods and history of Sacks.
(a) Herbal drugs.
(b) Downers.
(c) Uppers.
(d) Analgesics.

3. After a migraine, there is a period described as a _________, which often lasts around three hours after the pain subsides.
(a) Rebirth.
(b) Truth.
(c) Break.
(d) Power.

4. Some patients can respond to _________ as many migraines are sensitive to suggestion during the episode.
(a) Hypnosis.
(b) Rest.
(c) Placebos.
(d) Herbs.

5. Sometimes leaps in ______ analysis are not able to give researchers clear and definitive answers.
(a) Data.
(b) Activity.
(c) Generous.
(d) Pain.

6. Sacks wants to point out that many doctors and researchers __________ too much from the data they receive in order to find these answers.
(a) Guess.
(b) Extrapolate.
(c) Reason.
(d) Understand.

7. When a patient realizes he will have less pain when he fights off a severe attack, he is more likely to choose to undergo a brief bout of ___________.
(a) Activity.
(b) Therapy.
(c) Medication.
(d) Serious pain.

8. Physicians, according to Sacks, often make ______ decisions based on impertinent, improper, and irresponsible interpretations.
(a) Tactile.
(b) Believable.
(c) Correct.
(d) Hasty.

9. Throughout time, there have been theories about the contractions of _________ and how this might relate to migraines.
(a) Arteries.
(b) Muscles.
(c) Legs.
(d) Arms.

10. There are _____ and transitional attacks of migraines which can make it difficult for a doctor or researcher to decide on a diagnosis of migraine.
(a) Energetic.
(b) Moving.
(c) Flawed.
(d) Hybrid.

11. Sacks says that the best migraine clinic was one in which a patient was told to lie down in a darkened room with _______ and aspirin.
(a) Tea.
(b) Coffee.
(c) Soup.
(d) Milk.

12. Sacks does point out that there can be _____________ when using different drug treatments for migraines.
(a) No effects.
(b) Annoyances.
(c) Pain.
(d) Side effects.

13. Effective drug therapy, according to Sacks, will be based and depends on ____________, according to his experience.
(a) Patient confidentiality.
(b) Studies.
(c) Movement.
(d) Trial and error.

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

15. Sacks also suggests that __________ not be overlooked as a possible treatment for the pain of migraines.
(a) Food.
(b) Alcohol.
(c) Milk.
(d) Caffeine.

Short Answer Questions

1. One of the categories of drugs is aimed at the __________ of the migraine, according to Sacks.

2. Another of the medical deterrents to treating a migraine is aimed at the emotional ______ where this is considered to be a primary source of migraines.

3. In some cases, all three of the possible hallucinations can be seen during a single migraine ________, according to the author.

4. Sacks concludes the book by talking about how there is a tendency for the ________ to take on specific patterns.

5. Instead of a fight or flight reactions, one can also take a ________ position within a situation.

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