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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Levi's friends and admirers react to his suicide?
(a) They didn't believe it.
(b) They were devastated and grieved over it.
(c) They were mystified and believed him to be weak.
(d) They tried to ignore him and his work after that.

2. What term does Styron give to the loss of a parent or something early in life?
(a) Dark depression.
(b) Insurmountable loss.
(c) Lifelong loss.
(d) Incomplete mourning.

3. Where does Styron spend his summers?
(a) In Paris.
(b) At Martha's Vineyard.
(c) In Florida.
(d) On his farm in Connecticut.

4. How did Lincoln attempt to vanquish death due to his own hand?
(a) By declaring war.
(b) By being the best family man he could.
(c) By taking medicines prescribed to him.
(d) Through his work that was valued by posterity.

5. What is a probable reason that Styron's doctor or family don't suggest hospitalization for him?
(a) They don't know he was that bad.
(b) The social stigma and the fact that mental illness is not tangible or visible.
(c) He gets angry whenever they approach the subject.
(d) They don't think it would help him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What reaction does Styron have to group therapy?

2. According to Styron, why is the word depression so hard for people to accept?

3. In the movie, "Through a Glass Darkly," the hallucination that the actress has is about what?

4. What does Styron say about not returning to France?

5. How does Styron respond to the experimental approach?

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