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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. How do Sybil's parents treat Dr. Wilbur?

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

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

4. How does Vicky feel about Hattie?

5. Why does Hattie call her daughter Peggy Lou or Peggy Ann?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens to Hattie when the Depression hits the United States?

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

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

4. Dr. Wilbur only sees a limited number of options for Sybil and her recovery. Explain what they are.

5. Where does Sybil meet Dr. Wilbur?

6. As therapy escalates, how does Sybil feel about her life?

7. Explain what Willow Corners is to Sybil.

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

9. What is surprising about Willard?

10. Why does Sybil choose to go home and be around her abrasive parents, after she has been going to college?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

As a society, we often overlook certain traits of presumably respectable people. How do the following people overlook or ignore Hattie's "add" behavior throughout her life?

- Willard

- Grandma Dorsett

- The Dorsetts' neighbors

- Hattie's family

Essay Topic 2

First impressions are quickly shattered through the novel.

a. Describe Dr. Wilbur's first impression of Hattie and Willard Dorsett.

b. How do the Dorsett's hide their cruelty and indifference towards Sybil from other people?

c. How can money and social standing protect people who commit evil acts?

Essay Topic 3

How does Hattie use sex to manipulate the following people:

Sybil?

Willard?

Children in the neighborhood?

Her father?

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