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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. Suddenly Sybil is paralyzed with fear. Why?
(a) She hears her mother's insane laughter.
(b) Her grandmother died.
(c) Her father beat her.
(d) She has been a bad girl.

2. How many days have disappeared without her knowledge?
(a) 7 days.
(b) 10 days.
(c) 5 days.
(d) 1 year.

3. Who is the next personality to introduce herself to Dr. Wilbur?
(a) Mike & Sid.
(b) Vicky.
(c) Pam.
(d) Mary.

4. Why is Sybil angry with her mother?
(a) She blames her for getting sick.
(b) Hattie admits she never rescheduled Sybil's appointment.
(c) Hattie said mean things to Sybil before dying.
(d) Hattie will not Sybil a new dress.

5. What doesn't Sybil's mother accept about her daughter's life?
(a) Sybil chooses
(b) That Sybil is an adult.
(c) Sybil has feelings.
(d) Sybil is asserting her own thoughts and feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. How many years of her life has she lost?

2. For avid readers, what type of book is this?

3. What played a role in Sybil's disorder?

4. After losing some time in the beginning of the section, Sybil is _ and _.

5. What is her father's name?

Short Essay Questions

1. Describe the personality of Vicky.

2. What happens to Hattie when the Depression hits the United States?

3. Why do Sybil and Dr. Wilbur's sessions suddenly stop?

4. How does Dr Wilbur make Sybil feel better about her condition?

5. What is surprising about Willard?

6. As the novel begins, where does the reader find Sybil Isabel Dorsett?

7. Describe Peggy Lou and how she is different from Sybil.

8. What brings on the appearance of Peggy Lou, the first personality to appear?

9. How does Sybil return to her body and come back into knowledge about what has been happening to her?

10. As far as Sybil's treatment is concerned, what do Sybil's parents mostly question her about?

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