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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part One: Being - Chapters 5, 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Sybil get an appointment with a psychiatrist?
(a) She is never allowed to see a psychiarist.
(b) A family doctor gives her a referral.
(c) She walks into Dr Wilbur's office.
(d) The doctor finds her.

2. What is Sybil's mother's name?
(a) Haby Dorsett.
(b) Hattie Dorsett.
(c) Halley Dorsett.
(d) Heather Dorsett.

3. Does being with her parents make her condition better or worse?
(a) Creates tension with her and her friends.
(b) Makes her better, calms her down.
(c) Sybil does not live with her family.
(d) It exacerbates the condition.

4. When does Sybil's mother die?
(a) January, 1899
(b) June, 1945
(c) July, 1948.
(d) July, 1950

5. What are Sybil's three choices proposed by doctor Wilbur?
(a) Reconnect with some of her other friends she has not seen in a while.
(b) Go home and make up with her parents.
(c) Teach for another year, return to college, or seek treatment at a hospital.
(d) Try online dating to take her mind of her troubles.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is unfortunate about Sybil's arrival home?

2. What doesn't Sybil's mother accept about her daughter's life?

3. How was the author able to gain access to the files of Dr. Wilbur?

4. Does the author feel as though the story of Sybil is a moving tale?

5. As Dr. Wilbur researches multiple personality disorder, what does she realize?

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