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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. 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) They don't think it would help him.
(d) He gets angry whenever they approach the subject.

2. What does Styron's psychiatrist do that sends him into a deep depression?
(a) Tells him he was never going to recover.
(b) Tells him he would have to wait ten days before starting his new medicine, and then it would take 6-8 weeks to work.
(c) Tells him to leave his wife if he wanted to get better.
(d) Puts him in the hospital.

3. Which group of people does depression never happen to?
(a) None are excluded; it attacks all groups.
(b) Mothers who enjoy their role.
(c) People younger than their teens.
(d) Older people who have gotten a grasp on life.

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

5. How does Styron feel about his Connecticut farmhouse?
(a) He loves spending time there.
(b) It feels ominous to him.
(c) He hates the house, preferring Martha's Vineyard.
(d) He thinks it needed lots of work.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Gary confess to Styron about Camus's depression?

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

3. How does Styron explain his approach to his self-destruction?

4. What does the doctor tell Styron about his medicine, Halcion, and its dosage?

5. Why does Styron say he was betrayed the summer before he was hospitalized?

(see the answer key)

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