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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Styron say the award he received should have done for him?
(a) Restore his ego.
(b) Pay all his bills.
(c) Make him famous.
(d) Make him new friends.

2. What does Gary reveal to Styron about the effect the death of his ex-wife had on him?
(a) He was afraid he would be suspected in her death.
(b) He was afraid she had committed suicide.
(c) He began to suffer greatly from deep depression.
(d) He finally felt free again.

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

4. How does Camus's essay about a prisoner on death row impact Styron's writing?
(a) It leads to his using a narrator on death row to tell the story in "Confessions of Nat Turner."
(b) It gives him some ideas about stories he wants to write.
(c) It causes him to want to write much better than he felt Camus did.
(d) It causes him to stop writing for a while.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Styron not worried about the loss?

2. What does Styron say would cause many depression-related suicides?

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

4. What does Styron say he will do with the prize money he won?

5. Though the death of the poet, Randall Jarrell, was ruled accidental, why does Styron say it was probably suicide?

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