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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the third stage of psychological development in depression?
(a) Withdrawal.
(b) Extreme fear of abandonment.
(c) Seclusion.
(d) Suicide.

2. What does Styron say depression is like?
(a) Makes him angry at everyone.
(b) An extra sleepy mood.
(c) A sadness.
(d) Drowning or suffocation.

3. What is Styron not able to recover?
(a) His fame.
(b) His friendships.
(c) His lucidity.
(d) His family.

4. How does Camus's essay about a prisoner on death row impact Styron's writing?
(a) It gives him some ideas about stories he wants to write.
(b) It causes him to want to write much better than he felt Camus did.
(c) It leads to his using a narrator on death row to tell the story in "Confessions of Nat Turner."
(d) It causes him to stop writing for a while.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. At what point in one's life does Styron say the seeds of depression are planted?

2. What happens before Styron meets with Camus?

3. In what year does Styron first realize his illness could lead to his death?

4. What does Styron say about not returning to France?

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

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