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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happens before Styron meets with Camus?
(a) Camus dies in a car accident.
(b) Camus leaves on his honeymoon.
(c) Camus leaves Paris.
(d) Camus gets upset at Styron for his moods.

2. What puzzles Styron about Camus's book, "The Fall"?
(a) That the lawyer/narrator would want to kill himself.
(b) The title didn't fit the story.
(c) It was a good narrative of what a depressed person experiences.
(d) It was written so brilliantly though Camus was depressed.

3. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?
(a) He finds inspiration for another book.
(b) He begins to feel the late evening lethargy that always descends.
(c) He runs out and leaves the group he was with.
(d) He complains to his wife about the museum the whole time.

4. What does Styron say is the most universal symptom of depression?
(a) Intense anxiety.
(b) Sadness.
(c) Self-hatred or lack of self-esteem.
(d) Loss of friendships.

5. In what year does Styron first realize his illness could lead to his death?
(a) 1985.
(b) 1990.
(c) 1950.
(d) 1989.

Short Answer Questions

1. What causes Styron to lose his voice in Paris?

2. Why is it hard for Styron to recognize depression in his friend, Gary?

3. Which group of people have more incidence of depression than all others?

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

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

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