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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Sybil remain elusive about?

2. What does Sybil realize about her time with Dr. Wilbur?

3. What do the doctor and patient discuss on the first day?

4. What kind of book is Sybil for therapists?

5. What does Sybil frequently witness between the ages of 3- 9?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Dr Wilbur make Sybil feel better about her condition?

2. As the novel begins, where does the reader find Sybil Isabel Dorsett?

3. Why are many children confused or uncomfortable with their parents having sex?

4. Where does Sybil meet Dr. Wilbur?

5. What has Dr. Wilbur always assumed about Hattie?

6. Name some activities that Hattie forced Sybil to partake in.

7. As far as Sybil's treatment is concerned, what do Sybil's parents mostly question her about?

8. Describe Peggy Lou and how she is different from Sybil.

9. What does Dr. Wilbur decide she must understand about Sybil's early life to cure her.

10. What type of case is Sybil's? Why is the author so excited to report on Sybil's case?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Sybil's relationship with Dr. Wilbur greatly changes both women's lives.

1. In what ways does Dr. Wilbur's relationship with Sybil go beyond a simple patient/doctor relationship?

2. How does Sybil's case change Dr. Wilbur's career?

3. Obviously, Dr Wilbur changes Sybil's life by helping her integrate her selves. But how does Dr. Wilbur's friendship change Sybil's life?

Essay Topic 2

Why is Sybil unable to be in a romantic relationship?

How is Sybil's relationship with Teddy different from her connection with Ramon?

What does Sybil's refusal of Ramon's proposal signify?

Essay Topic 3

1. Research the psychological and psychiatric methods of the 1950s.

2. How do these methods match or differ from the method Dr Wilbur uses to diagnosis and treat Sybil?

3. Analyze Dr. Wilbur's diagnosis treatment of Sybil. Describe how the doctor discovers Sybil's multiple personalities.

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