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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 people, when having a migraine, might feel a distorted sense of familiarity or _____________.
(a) Activity.
(b) Understanding.
(c) Movement.
(d) Strangeness.

2. Sacks does point out in this section that many people believe that migraines are _______________ in nature.
(a) Aggressive.
(b) Forward.
(c) Debilitating.
(d) Spontaneous.

3. __________ emotions, exercise, and excitement are also regularly blamed for migraines though Sacks thinks this is only a part of the answer.
(a) Quick.
(b) Poor.
(c) Excessive.
(d) Violent.

4. __________ migraines are always present in those who have cases of severe nausea along with their pain.
(a) Red.
(b) White.
(c) Green.
(d) Blue.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The woman that the man thought he was talking to was _______, while it was actually his secretary.

2. Changes in the sensory __________ are another possible part of the aural symptoms, according to Sacks.

3. Sacks points out there are many ___________ toward many diseases and migraines are no exception to this finding.

4. The 53-year-old woman who is studied in this section reports a feeling of ______ right before the onset of her migraine.

5. What happens to Reymond every three to four weeks, according to the notes of Sacks in the beginning of this book?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is the common cause of migraines for younger patients, with the attack happening after instead of during the activity?

3. What does Sacks have to say are some of the causes of circumstantial migraine, according to the book?

4. What happens with the aura during a classic migraine, according to the findings of Sacks?

5. What is likely to aggravate the pain of a migraine, according to the author of this book?

6. What does Sacks have to say about the connection between family members who experience migraines?

7. What is something that Sacks has never seen, but he has heard of in relation to the aura before a migraine?

8. What are the two terms that Reymond used to describe the way a migraine can change the appearance of a migraine patient?

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

10. What can often be a secondary factor to the migraine pain, according to the author of this book?

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