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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

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

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

5. What does Styron lose at the luncheon in Paris?
(a) His mind.
(b) His check for $25,000.
(c) His best friend.
(d) Control of his anger.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Styron say is the most universal symptom of depression?

2. What city is Styron in at the beginning of the memoir?

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

4. What does Gary reveal to Styron about the effect the death of his ex-wife had on him?

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

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