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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old Was Billy Milligan when the author met him?

2. How many names were on a sheet of paper that one of the personalities gave to Dr. Caul in Chapter 6 (2)?

3. When did Milligan have an interview with the city editor of the Athens Messenger?

4. Who gave Dorothy Turner permission to tell Judy Stevenson about Milligan's multiple personalities?

5. In Chapter 4, when did Judge Flowers set Milligan's trial?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Arthur say about Ragen in Chapter 2, and why did he say he did not rape the women?

2. What was Milligan charged with?

3. When Milligan was transferred to Harding, what did Arthur reveal about Billy?

4. How did Arthur learn of the other personalities?

5. What ground rules did the writer of Billy's story set?

6. In Chapter 7, why was Johnny Morrison, Billy's birth father, having problems in 1955?

7. On March 12, 1978, why was Ragen the one to make the decision whether to wake Billy?

8. What analogy did Arthur use to explain to the younger ones the concept of fusion?

9. In Chapter 1, (4), how did Milligan try to kill himself?

10. How did Keyes create a timeline for Milligan's story?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Milligan was arrested, he had mental health examinations. How and why did Milligan have mental health examinations? How was it discovered that he had multiple personalities?

Essay Topic 2

When Milligan was in prison, Arthur suggested that Allen apply to work in the hospital. Why did Arthur suggest that Allen apply to work in the hospital when Milligan was in prison?

Essay Topic 3

Milligan had an interview with the staff of the Athens Messenger in Chapter 5. Why was it important for Billy to meet with the staff of the Athens Messenger?

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