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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What bothers Styron so much about not being able to meet Camus?
(a) It meant Camus couldn't hear about winning the award.
(b) Because it meant he barely missed getting to meet the man whose writing he so admired.
(c) It meant he had to go to his luncheon with Lady del Duco.
(d) It meant there was another suicide in his circle of friends.

2. What did alcohol do for Styron that he considered positive?
(a) It kept him from catching illnesses.
(b) It helped him relax with his friends.
(c) It made him feel high.
(d) It kept anxiety and his imaginings at bay.

3. What does Styron say about assigning reasons for suicide to those who take that route?
(a) That people who commit suicide are justified in doing it.
(b) That people who commit suicide don't love their families.
(c) That only weak people commit suicide.
(d) Most of the time the cause is not one incident, but overwhelming depression.

4. What conclusion can we make for what Styron says about his recovery?
(a) That he just needed some more rest.
(b) That is was difficult and required a lot of strength.
(c) Medicines need to be adjusted correctly.
(d) Writing in his diary helped him recover.

5. 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.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is Styron's first dream in many months?

2. From Job to Styron's day, he says artists and writers have been trying to do what?

3. Sir Walter Scott and the Brontes linked what two illnesses interchangeably?

4. What two substances contribute to Styron's depression?

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

(see the answer key)

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