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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. To what does Styron compare medical treatment for depression?
(a) To fighting infection before the discovery of penicillin.
(b) To the early evolution of dinosaurs.
(c) To cancer treatment.
(d) To a child's early life.

2. What does Styron's psychiatrist do that sends him into a deep depression?
(a) Tells him he was never going to recover.
(b) Tells him to leave his wife if he wanted to get better.
(c) Tells him he would have to wait ten days before starting his new medicine, and then it would take 6-8 weeks to work.
(d) Puts him in the hospital.

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

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

5. What happens to Gary's ex-wife?
(a) She took an overdose of pills and her body was found in a car after several days.
(b) She shot herself.
(c) She disappeared and was never found again.
(d) She was killed by someone, probably Gary himself.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Styron say that physical symptoms accompany depression?

2. According to Styron, what is the touchstone of depression?

3. What drugs does Styron's doctor give him that are NOT recommended for people with depression?

4. What does Styron say about assigning reasons for suicide to those who take that route?

5. What does Styron say about alcohol's mood-altering characteristics?

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