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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why does Vanessa try to get a good job?
(a) She is tired of doing nothing.
(b) So that she can support herself.
(c) So she can support the other selves.
(d) So that Sybil can dress stylishly.

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

3. What does Sybil do to her cat in her dream?
(a) She gives it away.
(b) She throws it into the river.
(c) She neglects it.
(d) She pets it lovingly.

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

5. Towards the end of the book, what does Sybil begin to wonder?
(a) If she will have children.
(b) If she will fall in love.
(c) If she will ever be a good mother.
(d) If her father will ever love her.

Short Answer Questions

1. By this point in the book, how many personalities has Dr. Wilbur met?

2. What does Willard accept without a question?

3. What have the two boy selves collaborated to make?

4. Why does she sometimes resent the selves?

5. What does Willard serve as?

Short Essay Questions

1. How do the selves, at some points, work together?

2. How does Dr. Wilbur finally create a calm environment for Sybil to meet the other selves?

3. What does Dr. Wilbur feel about meeting Sybil's father?

4. Why has Sybil seemed to have created Sid & Mike?

5. Why do the boy personalities have such difficulty accepting they are a part of Sybil?

6. What makes Marcia break down and cry?

7. How does Sybil feel about the selves taking over therapy?

8. What is interesting to learn about the selves and their views of religion?

9. Some personalities feel that Sybil does not deserve to live. What theme is presented in the descent of these personalities?

10. While Dr. Wilbur and Sybil have several conversations about religion, Sybil is still hesitant to let religion in her life. Why is this?

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