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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. In the movie, "Through a Glass Darkly," the hallucination that the actress has is about what?
(a) Monsters in her closet.
(b) Snakes crawling on the ceiling.
(c) Getting lost in the woods
(d) A spider trying to sexually attack her.

3. How does Styron explain his approach to his self-destruction?
(a) He was going to choose a painless method.
(b) It was fully deserved.
(c) Melodramatic, one part of him the actor, and one part of him the audience.
(d) He knew he would hurt his wife, but had to do it.

4. Why did Styron's publisher have to reschedule a photo session?
(a) Styron refused to come out of his room.
(b) Styron was in the hospital.
(c) Styron had only smiled in a few pictures but still looked as if in despair.
(d) Styron had left to go to Paris.

5. Styron calls depression:
(a) Very common.
(b) Disorder of mood.
(c) Very rare.
(d) Terrible sadness.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Styron, what is between Gaelic and Americana?

2. What two feelings does Styron experience as he planned his suicide?

3. What happens before Styron meets with Camus?

4. How long does Styron have to stay in the hospital?

5. How does his diary represent his mental state?

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