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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What two people does Styron think of while leaving Paris?
(a) His father and brother.
(b) Job and Milton.
(c) Albert Camus and Romain Gary.
(d) His son and brother.

2. According to Styron, what do people closest to those who commit suicide often do?
(a) Deny that the death was suicide.
(b) Grieve longer than for death from other reasons.
(c) Denounce their loved one.
(d) Begin suffering from depression and are in danger of suicide also.

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

4. What did Styron's friend, Abbie Hoffman, do professionally?
(a) He was a fellow writer and philosopher.
(b) He was a family member so depressed that he had no profession.
(c) He was Styron's psychiatrist.
(d) He was a political activist.

5. How did Levi's friends and admirers react to his suicide?
(a) They tried to ignore him and his work after that.
(b) They were mystified and believed him to be weak.
(c) They were devastated and grieved over it.
(d) They didn't believe it.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What does Styron believe about a depressed colleague's decision to ride with a reckless driver?

4. Though Styron admits all professions are susceptible to depression, which profession is the most susceptible?

5. In Chapter 3, what event causes Styron to more fully explore the relationship between depression and suicide?

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