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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. In addition to anxiety, what other characteristic of depression becomes manifest?
(a) An inability to be still, constantly moving.
(b) Argumentative with family and friends.
(c) Incessant talking.
(d) Deep, dark imaginings.

2. What does Styron call the DSM?
(a) The psychiatrist's bible.
(b) A good manual.
(c) A guide to treatment.
(d) Very inaccurate guide.

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

4. What does Levi's suicide cause Styron to do?
(a) Denounce Levi as his friend.
(b) Plan his own suicide.
(c) Write an op-ed piece to the NY Times on depression, discounting the shame most felt about it.
(d) Condemn Levi for his cowardice.

5. Why is it hard for Styron to recognize depression in his friend, Gary?
(a) Because he didn't know what depression looked like.
(b) Because Gary always had a melancholy typical of Europeans.
(c) Because he rarely talked to Gary.
(d) Because Gary was so good at hiding his feelings.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Styron call the condition of the person suffering unrelenting depression?

2. Though Styron feels alone, who is always with him?

3. Styron agrees with what literary guide's belief?

4. What piece of music moves Styron to his breakthrough and hospitalization?

5. What symptoms did Jarrell suffer from that caused Styron to believe in Jarrell's suicide?

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