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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. After Chalmer married Dorothy, where did the children go to church?

2. Where was Billy's real father working before he killed himself?

3. In Chapter 6 (2), which of the personalities did Billy say that Arthur said was born deaf and was not normal for his age?

4. Which of Milligan's personalities is the only one who smokes cigarettes?

5. What type of pizza box did Officer Craig of the SWAT team use to get Milligan to open the door of the apartment where he was staying?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 7, why was Johnny Morrison, Billy's birth father, having problems in 1955?

2. Why did Arthur say about Ragen in Chapter 2, and why did he say he did not rape the women?

3. What was Athens Mental Health Center and the ward where Milligan stayed like?

4. Who raped the three women and why?

5. How did Ragen put everyone's lives in danger and allow Adalana to commit the rapes?

6. In a deposition, what did Dorothy Moore, Milligan's mother say she would testify if called?

7. Who did Ragen say would happen with the Undesirables rebelling?

8. What ground rules did the writer of Billy's story set?

9. In Chapter 1, (4), how did Milligan try to kill himself?

10. When did Chalmer begin abusing Billy sexually?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

After Milligan was arrested, he had mental health examinations. How and why did Milligan have mental health examinations? How was it discovered that he had multiple personalities?

Essay Topic 2

An analogy is the comparison of an unfamiliar object or idea to a familiar one in an attempt to explain the unfamiliar or to help readers understand characters, events, or concepts. What are some analogies Keyes uses in The Minds of Billy Milligan? How do these analogies help readers understand people, events, or concepts?

Essay Topic 3

Daniel Keyes interviewed Milligan in order to write The Minds of Billy Milligan. How and why was the book written?

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