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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. Because the other selves are anxious to move forward, this is an indication of what?
(a) The selves want Sybil to die.
(b) The selves are becoming impatient with Sybil.
(c) The selves hate Sybil.
(d) They wish Hattie was dead.

2. What very important question does Ramon ask Sybil?
(a) He wishes to move in with Sybil.
(b) To go on a long trip with him.
(c) He wants Sybil to meet his mother.
(d) He asks Sybil to marry him.

3. Why does she sometimes resent the selves?
(a) She thinks they are reversing the work she has done with Dr Wilbur.
(b) They hurt her love life.
(c) They are mean to Dr. Wilbur.
(d) She loves them and could never hate them .

4. Towards the end of the book, what does Sybil begin to wonder?
(a) If she will ever be a good mother.
(b) If she will have children.
(c) If her father will ever love her.
(d) If she will fall in love.

5. What does Teddy's presence sometimes do to Sybil?
(a) Makes her feel womanly.
(b) Makes her feel important.
(c) Creates distance between Sybil and other real people/
(d) Stifles and creates tension.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Sybil find comfort in while growing up?

2. What does Mike dislike about looking like a woman?

3. The more the selves learn about Sybil, the more ________.

4. When does young Sybil stop crying?

5. What does Sybil do to her cat in her dream?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Dr. Wilbur think that Hattie is mentally ill?

2. Some personalities feel that Sybil does not deserve to live. What theme is presented in the descent of these personalities?

3. While Dr. Wilbur and Sybil have several conversations about religion, Sybil is still hesitant to let religion in her life. Why is this?

4. Why has Sybil seemed to have created Sid & Mike?

5. How does Dr. Wilbur finally create a calm environment for Sybil to meet the other selves?

6. Why do the boy personalities have such difficulty accepting they are a part of Sybil?

7. What does Willard do to atone for all the damage that Sybil has suffered through?

8. Why does Sybil cease to have a normal childhood?

9. What does Dr. Wilbur finally get Sybil to admit?

10. What does Dr. Wilbur feel about meeting Sybil's father?

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