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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Styron say about not returning to France?
(a) It cost so much to go and he was nearly broke.
(b) He doesn't like to travel.
(c) He believes one day in the near future he will take his own life.
(d) He had such a miserable time in Paris.

2. What does Styron believe about a depressed colleague's decision to ride with a reckless driver?
(a) That his friend didn't want to embarrass his friend by refusing a ride.
(b) That he probably didn't know the driver was so reckless.
(c) That it was a form of suicide.
(d) That his friend didn't have any choice about who to ride with.

3. What does Gary reveal to Styron about the effect the death of his ex-wife had on him?
(a) He was afraid she had committed suicide.
(b) He began to suffer greatly from deep depression.
(c) He was afraid he would be suspected in her death.
(d) He finally felt free again.

4. What bothers Styron so much about not being able to meet Camus?
(a) It meant Camus couldn't hear about winning the award.
(b) It meant he had to go to his luncheon with Lady del Duco.
(c) Because it meant he barely missed getting to meet the man whose writing he so admired.
(d) It meant there was another suicide in his circle of friends.

5. What is Styron not able to recover?
(a) His lucidity.
(b) His friendships.
(c) His fame.
(d) His family.

Short Answer Questions

1. In the depth of his depression in Paris, what does Styron realize he would have to decide?

2. What happens before Styron meets with Camus?

3. What city is Styron in at the beginning of the memoir?

4. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?

5. How does Camus's essay influence Stryon's philosophy of life?

(see the answer key)

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