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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Levi's suicide cause Styron to do?
(a) Condemn Levi for his cowardice.
(b) Write an op-ed piece to the NY Times on depression, discounting the shame most felt about it.
(c) Plan his own suicide.
(d) Denounce Levi as his friend.

2. In the depth of his depression in Paris, what does Styron realize he would have to decide?
(a) What doctor to see about it.
(b) The philosophical question of whether life is worth living or not.
(c) Whether to admit it to the press or not.
(d) Whether to tell his wife or not.

3. When is depression at its worst?
(a) A blue state.
(b) Fake feelings of sadness.
(c) Madness.
(d) Painful sorrow.

4. Why does Styron say he was betrayed the summer before he was hospitalized?
(a) He could not longer drink any alcohol at all.
(b) His wife cheated on him.
(c) His friends deserted him.
(d) His doctor treated him with the wrong drug.

5. According to Styron, what is the touchstone of depression?
(a) Medicine.
(b) Loss.
(c) Suicide.
(d) Support.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long does Stryon say it will be before he returns to Paris?

2. What conclusion can we make for what Styron says about his recovery?

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

4. How does Camus's essay about a prisoner on death row impact Styron's writing?

5. What is the old term for depression?

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