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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Though Styron admits all professions are susceptible to depression, which profession is the most susceptible?
(a) Lawyers.
(b) School teacherrs.
(c) Artistic types.
(d) Doctors.

2. What causes Styron to lose his voice in Paris?
(a) Damp weather.
(b) Screaming until he was hoarse.
(c) Bronchitis.
(d) Severe depression and resulting lethargy.

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

4. What percentage of artistic types who suffer from depression die from suicide?
(a) 100%.
(b) 20%.
(c) 10%.
(d) 60%.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What characteristic of depression make Styron's memoir limited in benefit?

2. What does Styron realize in Paris that helps him understand what is happening to him?

3. What happens to Styron during his museum visit in Paris?

4. What did Styron do for Hoffman regarding a political demonstration led by Hoffman?

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

(see the answer key)

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