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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Levi's suicide cause Styron to do?
(a) Plan his own suicide.
(b) Condemn Levi for his cowardice.
(c) Denounce Levi as his friend.
(d) Write an op-ed piece to the NY Times on depression, discounting the shame most felt about it.

2. According to Styron, what often leads depressed people to commit suicide?
(a) Because they don't have a very strong will to live.
(b) Because of moral weakness and lack of character.
(c) Because they don't love their families like other people do.
(d) Because depression is so deep they can't see any other way out.

3. What city is Styron in at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Paris.
(b) Atlanta.
(c) New York.
(d) Rome.

4. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?
(a) He complains to his wife about the museum the whole time.
(b) He runs out and leaves the group he was with.
(c) He finds inspiration for another book.
(d) He begins to feel the late evening lethargy that always descends.

5. What percentage of artistic types who suffer from depression die from suicide?
(a) 100%.
(b) 60%.
(c) 20%.
(d) 10%.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Levi commit suicide?

2. What does Styron say is the most universal symptom of depression?

3. After Primo Levi's suicide, what causes Styron to question the common view that those who commit suicide are weak and inept?

4. What is the award Styron receives?

5. What does Styron think after his flashback?

(see the answer key)

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