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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 Teddy's presence sometimes do to Sybil?

2. What sort of bond formed between Sybil and her father?

3. Why does Vanessa try to get a good job?

4. What is stopping Sybil's final integration from happening?

5. Where do the boys think that their penis is?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Sybil's dream about kittens startle her?

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

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

6. What does Dr. Wilbur finally get Sybil to admit?

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

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

9. As sessions progress, what do the other selves begin to do as they grow impatient for Sybil?

10. What makes Marcia break down and cry?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

1. As Sybil discovers more about her personalities, two selves in particular wish for Sybil to commit suicide. What two selves are they?

2. Why do these two personalities feel hatred towards Sybil?

3. How do they eventually come to terms with their negative feelings toward Sybil?

Essay Topic 2

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 3

1. What do each of Sybil's personalities represent?

2. Pick four personalities and explain what each personality controls for Sybil. Each description should be at least a half page long.

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