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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 2.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. How long does Stryon say it will be before he returns to Paris?
(a) A month.
(b) Forever.
(c) A year.
(d) A couple of years.

3. What do Styron's companions notice about him?
(a) He is very sleepy.
(b) He is disoriented.
(c) He is angry at his friends.
(d) That he appears not to feel well.

4. What does the suicide of another of Styron's friends lead him to believe?
(a) That he would soon have to face the fact that his own suicide is his only way out.
(b) That life isn't worth living.
(c) That he isn't a very good friend to others since he can't help them.
(d) That his friends must be weak.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How old was Styron when he published his first novel?

2. How does Camus's essay influence Stryon's philosophy of life?

3. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?

4. What does Styron realize in Paris that helps him understand what is happening to him?

5. What philosophical question does Gary present as central to all philosophy; a question that confuses Styron until years later when he suffers his depression?

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