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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. What city is Styron in at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) New York.
(b) Rome.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) Paris.
2. What do Styron's companions notice about him?
(a) He is disoriented.
(b) That he appears not to feel well.
(c) He is very sleepy.
(d) He is angry at his friends.
3. In the depth of his depression in Paris, what does Styron realize he would have to decide?
(a) Whether to tell his wife or not.
(b) Whether to admit it to the press or not.
(c) What doctor to see about it.
(d) The philosophical question of whether life is worth living or not.
4. What is unusual about Styron's visit to Paris?
(a) He doesn't visit anything but the museum.
(b) He doesn't eat anything while he was there.
(c) He refuses to go to a luncheon in his honor.
(d) The bathrooms have bidets in them.
5. What does Styron think after his flashback?
(a) That he did have some good times in the past.
(b) That his life has been great.
(c) That he didn't like visiting Paris.
(d) That he has come full circle.
Short Answer Questions
1. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?
2. How old was Styron when he published his first novel?
3. What bothers Styron about his meeting with Gary's estranged wife?
4. What brings about Styron's flashback at the beginning of the story?
5. What does Gary confess to Styron about Camus's depression?
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