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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the third stage of psychological development in depression?
(a) Withdrawal.
(b) Seclusion.
(c) Extreme fear of abandonment.
(d) Suicide.

2. What is the award Styron receives?
(a) He didn't receive one, he was giving one.
(b) Nobel Peace Prize.
(c) Newberry Award.
(d) Prix Mondial Cino del Duca award.

3. What does Styron say would cause many depression-related suicides?
(a) Lack of moral strength by the depressed person.
(b) Lack of medicines to treat depression.
(c) Lack of psychiatric treatment protocols.
(d) Lack of awareness by others about the intensity of the pain.

4. What reaction does Styron have to a flock of Canadian geese?
(a) He thinks they are graceful.
(b) He tries to shoot them.
(c) He is frozen in anxiety at the sight of them.
(d) They temporarily restore his good feelings.

5. What does Styron say depression is like?
(a) Makes him angry at everyone.
(b) An extra sleepy mood.
(c) A sadness.
(d) Drowning or suffocation.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did alcohol do for Styron that he considered positive?

2. How does Styron explain his approach to his self-destruction?

3. In what way does Styron's depression come upon him?

4. Why is Styron so sad about Hoffman's suicide?

5. What is the term Styron uses to better describe what is happening to a person with depression?

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