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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hattie is described as _________ ,___________, and __________.
(a) Sweet, kind, imaginative.
(b) Demanding, domineering, and grotesque.
(c) Frightened, alone, scared.
(d) Aloof, crazed, angry.

2. Why does Hattie call her daughter Peggy Lou or Peggy Ann?
(a) She never liked the name Sybil.
(b) She wishes Sybil was someone else.
(c) She had another daughter named Peggy.
(d) She forgets Sybil's name.

3. Why doesn't Sybil sleep with her parents anymore?
(a) Out of fear that she will see them having sex.
(b) She feels she is too old to sleep with them.
(c) She is afraid she will be abused.
(d) They have kicked her out of their room.

4. At the age of six, what changes Sybil's life and the rest of the world?
(a) The French War.
(b) World War II.
(c) World War I.
(d) The Great Depression.

5. Why does Willard summon Sybil home from school when she is performing well?
(a) Sybil's mother is dying from cancer.
(b) A cousin is getting married.
(c) Sybil's mother is mentally ill.
(d) Willard has cancer.

6. What does Hattie to do the neighbor's bushes?
(a) Burns them.
(b) Destroys them.
(c) Defecates in them.
(d) Keeps them nicely manicured.

7. Dr. Wilbur is convinced that the multiple personalities are all results of ______________.
(a) Her father's neglect.
(b) Always abuse.
(c) Hysteria.
(d) Crazy people.

8. What did Vicky realize after Danny's departure?
(a) She would never have another friend.
(b) Danny abandoned Sybil.
(c) She was in love with him.
(d) She would have to push through to the surface and control.

9. What does Sybil frequently witness between the ages of 3- 9?
(a) Very violent movies.
(b) Her parents fighting.
(c) Her mother taking a bath.
(d) Her parents having sex.

10. What horrible things does Hattie do to neighborhood children?
(a) Turns them against their husband.
(b) Cuts their hair.
(c) Takes them out for sweet treats.
(d) Sexually abuses them.

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

12. How long did it take the author to write the book?
(a) 10 years.
(b) 10 weeks.
(c) 10 months.
(d) A couple of weeks.

13. What will Dr. Wilbur have to uncover to understand Sybil?
(a) The trauma that fractured Hattie.
(b) Sybil's friends.
(c) The small town where Sybil grew up.
(d) Sybil's education.

14. What does Dr. Wilbur realize?
(a) Sybil is lying about Peggy.
(b) She cannot treat Sybil.
(c) Sybil is very tiresome.
(d) Her original diagnosis of dual personality was correct.

15. Why is Sybil sent home from college?
(a) She is kicked out of school.
(b) She had a mental breakdown.
(c) She chooses to leave.
(d) She is pregnant.

Short Answer Questions

1. When does Peggy tend to appear?

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

3. What kind of book is Sybil for therapists?

4. What is the author adamant about?

5. What does Sybil's personality, Peggy, do in Dr Wilbur's office?

(see the answer keys)

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