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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9 and 10.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What city is Styron in at the beginning of the memoir?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) Atlanta.
(d) New York.

2. Where did Styron meet Hoffman?
(a) At a writer's conference.
(b) He had never really met him, only talked to him.
(c) At the del Duco award dinner.
(d) At a democratic convention.

3. Why is it hard for Styron to recognize depression in his friend, Gary?
(a) Because Gary always had a melancholy typical of Europeans.
(b) Because he rarely talked to Gary.
(c) Because Gary was so good at hiding his feelings.
(d) Because he didn't know what depression looked like.

4. What two substances contribute to Styron's depression?
(a) Tobacco and alcohol.
(b) Heroin and tobacco.
(c) Alcohol and Halcion.
(d) Cocaine and alcohol.

5. As horrible as this hallucination is, what does Styron say about Bergman, who wrote the script?
(a) He wanted to show what depression looks like.
(b) That he had barely touched on the true horror of a depressed person.
(c) He was trying to scare depressed people.
(d) He was a depressed person himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why is Styron not worried about the loss?

2. Where does Styron spend his summers?

3. Why does Styron think of his mother as he listens to the music?

4. What new approach does Styron's psychiatrist use?

5. What symptoms did Jarrell suffer from that caused Styron to believe in Jarrell's suicide?

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