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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What causes Styron to lose his voice in Paris?
(a) Screaming until he was hoarse.
(b) Bronchitis.
(c) Damp weather.
(d) Severe depression and resulting lethargy.

3. Why is Styron not worried about the loss?
(a) He knows he will be okay later.
(b) He knows his friend will be his friend again.
(c) He is so depressed and lethargic that nothing matters to him.
(d) He feels he is justified in getting angry.

4. Why doesn't Styron recognize Camus's depression?
(a) He had never experienced depression himself, so had no real clue.
(b) He didn't believe in depression at the time.
(c) He didn't know Camus very well.
(d) Camus hid it very well because he was embarrassed by it.

5. What is unusual about Styron's visit to Paris?
(a) He doesn't eat anything while he was there.
(b) He refuses to go to a luncheon in his honor.
(c) The bathrooms have bidets in them.
(d) He doesn't visit anything but the museum.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who arranges a meeting between Albert Camus and Styron?

2. What happens before Styron meets with Camus?

3. In the depth of his depression in Paris, what does Styron realize he would have to decide?

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

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

(see the answer key)

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