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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which group of people have more incidence of depression than all others?
(a) Children.
(b) Poor people.
(c) Women suffer more than any other group of people.
(d) Rich people.

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

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

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

5. How does Camus's essay influence Stryon's philosophy of life?
(a) It makes him realize life is too short.
(b) It makes him realize depression could be overcome if the person just cheered himself up.
(c) It makes him realize mankind's responsibility for the larger world.
(d) It makes him realize depression was a personal thing.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the award Styron receives?

2. What brings about Styron's flashback at the beginning of the story?

3. Who is Styron's literary guide?

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

5. What bothers Styron about his meeting with Gary's estranged wife?

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