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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. Who takes ascendancy of Sybil's body at the culmination of integration?

2. The more the selves learn about Sybil, the more ________.

3. Which new personality is very scared of Hattie, but determined?

4. What are the two boy personalities' names?

5. How does Marcia attempt to make money?

Short Essay Questions

1. What do Nancy and Clara NOT attempt to hide from Dr. Wilbur or the other selves?

2. What does Willard Dorsett finally admit to Dr. Wilbur and Sybil?

3. After receiving medication from Dr. Wilbur, what does Sybil experience?

4. Why does Sybil cease to have a normal childhood?

5. Why does Dr. Wilbur think that Hattie is mentally ill?

6. What are Sybil's multiple personalities for her? To other people they may not seem normal.

7. What happens to Dr. Wilbur and Sybil after Sybil's healing?

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

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

10. In Sybil's refusal of Ramon, how does she treat him?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

1. Describe Sybil's relationships with the following men:

Teddy

Ramon

2. Compare and Contrast Sybil's relationship to teddy to her relationship with Ramon. Is it more important to Sybil that her romantic interests know about her other selves? Why or Why not? Use specific examples to justify your reasoning.

Essay Topic 3

Throughout treatment, Sybil feels trapped, almost as though she is a host for the rest of the selves.

1. Discuss the theme of being trapped and alone in a place full of other "people" or personalities.

2. Why does Sybil feel suffocated by herself, her parents, and (in treatment) the other selves?

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