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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who does Styron compare his psychiatrist to?
(a) His wife.
(b) A quack.
(c) His friend, Gary.
(d) The parish priest in "Madame Bovary."

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

3. Where did Styron meet Hoffman?
(a) He had never really met him, only talked to him.
(b) At a writer's conference.
(c) At a democratic convention.
(d) At the del Duco award dinner.

4. At what point in one's life does Styron say the seeds of depression are planted?
(a) There is not one particular time, it varies.
(b) In middle age.
(c) In childhood.
(d) In early adulthood.

5. What does Styron think of these two people, who were close literary friends?
(a) He thinks they should have won the award.
(b) He thinks they should move to America where they would be more recognized.
(c) He thinks they both had depression.
(d) He doesn't think their writing was very good.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Styron consult with Dr. Gold, who he didn't feel could really help him?

2. Why is it hard for Styron to recognize depression in his friend, Gary?

3. When is depression at its worst?

4. What does the suicide of another of Styron's friends lead him to believe?

5. In addition to anxiety, what other characteristic of depression becomes manifest?

(see the answer key)

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