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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. Where did Ragen attend a communist meeting in Chapter 13?

2. When did Billy begin working as a part-time delivery boy at an IGA grocery store?

3. In Chapter 10, what color tractor did Chalmer have that Tommy helped to destroy?

4. When did school psychologist, Robert Martin, write a report about Billy's trances and suicidal tendencies?

5. In Chapter 10, where did Allen get a job after the job at a flower shop?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Allen fired from a job at the J.C. Penney distribution center?

2. Why did Arthur decide Allen should try to get work as a maintenance man?

3. Who was Jason?

4. Who was April and why was she banished from the spot?

5. How did Allen get home after Philip decided to go to New York instead of home after being discharged from the Navy?

6. What punishment was Milligan given on March 27, 1975?

7. How long was Milligan in the Navy, and why was he discharged?

8. Where did Milligan find work when he was living with Bev and Steve?

9. In Chapter 14, where did Arthur go and how did Allen get them home?

10. Why did John W. Young, principal of Stanbery Junior High refer Billy to Fairfield County Clinic for Guidance and Mental Health?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Setting is the place and time where a narrative takes place. What are some of the settings in The Minds of Billy Milligan? How do these settings evoke feelings or set the mood in the book?

Essay Topic 2

Idioms are words that have a figurative, rather than a literal meaning. How are idioms used in The Minds of Billy Milligan when individuals communicated? How do idioms help create word pictures and mental images for readers in a concise manner? How do idioms help readers understand individuals, emotions, and ideas?

Essay Topic 3

Milligan experienced bullying at Zanesville Youth Camp. How did the merit system at the camp lead to bullying? How did Milligan’s personalities stop the bullying?

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