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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Styron do about his physical disabilities?
(a) He undergoes several thousands of dollars of testing to find out he was physically fine.
(b) Gets scared he was going to die.
(c) Stops work and stays at home.
(d) Welcomes the possibility that he might die from one of them.

2. Though Styron feels alone, who is always with him?
(a) His friend, Gary.
(b) His children.
(c) His wife, Rose.
(d) His psychiatrist.

3. For Styron, what is the most devastating loss of physical functions?
(a) His agility and interest in sports.
(b) His ability to sleep and lack of dreaming.
(c) His sexual drive.
(d) His ability to stay awake during the day.

4. What two substances contribute to Styron's depression?
(a) Alcohol and Halcion.
(b) Cocaine and alcohol.
(c) Heroin and tobacco.
(d) Tobacco and alcohol.

5. Sir Walter Scott and the Brontes linked what two illnesses interchangeably?
(a) Melancholia and hypochondria.
(b) Cancer and depression.
(c) Influenza and depression.
(d) Lukemia and depression.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Styron feel about his Connecticut farmhouse?

2. What does Styron say the award he received should have done for him?

3. Who is the doctor from Johns Hopkins who gave the name depression to the disease?

4. Styron calls depression:

5. How does Styron's body feel in the beginning of his depression?

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