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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter Abstracts.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How was the author able to gain access to the files of Dr. Wilbur?
(a) She stole the files.
(b) Sybil gave the author the files.
(c) The hospital where Sybil was treated consented to releasing the files.
(d) She received permission.

2. How old is Sybil in the summer of 1945?
(a) Seventeen years old.
(b) Twenty two years old.
(c) Twenty one years old.
(d) Nineteen years old.

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

4. Does the author feel as though the story of Sybil is a moving tale?
(a) No, the author is extremely unfeeling.
(b) No, it is a tale of caution.
(c) Yes, it is why she wants to tell the story.
(d) No, the author thinks Sybil is lying and wants to prove this.

5. What played a role in Sybil's disorder?
(a) Her family's rules.
(b) Heredity and environment.
(c) Moving to Detriot.
(d) Being in New York.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Hattie unable to accept?

2. How long did it take the author to write the book?

3. What best describes Sybil's mother's personality in the book before the doctor learns of her true nature?

4. Where does Sybil find herself at the beginning of Chapter 1?

5. In what year and month do some of the selves decide to break away from Sybil?

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