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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Styron agrees with what literary guide's belief?
(a) Man's alienation from other men.
(b) Depression never causes suicide.
(c) Depression always leads to suicide.
(d) All men suffer from deep depression.

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

3. In what year does Styron first realize his illness could lead to his death?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1950.
(c) 1989.
(d) 1990.

4. What happens to Gary's ex-wife?
(a) She shot herself.
(b) She was killed by someone, probably Gary himself.
(c) She disappeared and was never found again.
(d) She took an overdose of pills and her body was found in a car after several days.

5. According to Styron, who wrote about depression and seemed to really understand it?
(a) Gary.
(b) Camus.
(c) Dante.
(d) Chaucer.

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Styron when he published his first novel?

2. What does Styron call the DSM?

3. What does Styron say he will do with the prize money he won?

4. Why doesn't Styron recognize Camus's depression?

5. Which group of people does depression never happen to?

(see the answer key)

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