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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Teddy attempt to help Sybil?
(a) Teddy tries to mediate between the selves.
(b) Teddy hates the other selves.
(c) Talk to each self individually.
(d) Attend sessions with Dr. Wilbur.

2. What could hinder Sybil's integration?
(a) Living with her father.
(b) Teddy's cuddling at night with Sybil.
(c) Sybil's insistence to go out with men.
(d) Not being about to meet with Dr. Wilbur.

3. What will Sybil need to confront to finish treatment?
(a) She will need to start a relationship with a man.
(b) Go on a long trip where she can clear her mind.
(c) Stop treatment with Dr. Wilbur.
(d) The memory of Hattie and Hattie's abuse.

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

5. What is another aspect of her childhood that caused Sybil pain?
(a) The Dorsetts' religious beliefs.
(b) Her father's neglect.
(c) Her inability to connect with others.
(d) Her relationships with other children.

6. What does Willard serve as?
(a) Sybil's financial support.
(b) He does nothing and is not helpful.
(c) A healthy member of the family.
(d) The second cause of Sybil's dissociation.

7. Who takes ascendancy of Sybil's body at the culmination of integration?
(a) Vicky.
(b) The Blonde.
(c) Marcia.
(d) Sybil.

8. When does Willard attend a session with Dr. Wilbur and Sybil?
(a) August, 1963.
(b) February, 1957.
(c) May,1957.
(d) July, 1965.

9. Who is the only person that can verify Sybil's accusations about her mother?
(a) Neighbors.
(b) Willard.
(c) Grandma Dorsett.
(d) Priscilla.

10. Which personality is unsure if Hattie is dead?
(a) Vanessa.
(b) Nancy Lou Baldwin.
(c) Mary.
(d) Peggy Lou.

11. What does Dr. Wilbur firmly believe that Willard must finally do?
(a) Come to term with his feelings for Hattie.
(b) Become a part of Sybil's life.
(c) Respect his daughter.
(d) Take responsibility for his passiveness.

12. Who did Sybil find comfort in while growing up?
(a) Priscilla, a maid.
(b) Maria, a teacher.
(c) Marcia, a tutor.
(d) Patricia, a childhood friend.

13. What do the selves have conflicting views about?
(a) Love and relationships.
(b) Church, God, love, and rituals.
(c) Rituals related to religion.
(d) God.

14. Which new personality is very scared of Hattie, but determined?
(a) Marcia.
(b) Peggy Lou.
(c) Helen.
(d) Mary.

15. What is the difference between Sybil and "normal" people?
(a) Each person has different parts to his personality, but Sybil knows hers in individual form.
(b) Sybil lies while others tell the truth.
(c) Sybil is special and has no need to be normal.
(d) Sybil is not at all normal.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why has Sybil created so many selves?

2. Who does Sybil finally meet in a session with Dr. Wilbur?

3. What is Sybil's new occupation?

4. At the end of Chapter 27, what is Sybil frightened of?

5. What does the integration of the selves allow Sybil?

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