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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Styron, how many women have won the Prix Mondial Cino del Duca award?
(a) More women than men.
(b) Only five.
(c) None.
(d) Twenty-five.

2. Why is Styron so sad about Hoffman's suicide?
(a) He was so young and vital.
(b) He was so valuable to mankind.
(c) He was not really depressed, so why did he commit suicide?
(d) He was such a good writer.

3. What does Styron say would cause many depression-related suicides?
(a) Lack of medicines to treat depression.
(b) Lack of awareness by others about the intensity of the pain.
(c) Lack of moral strength by the depressed person.
(d) Lack of psychiatric treatment protocols.

4. What characteristic of depression make Styron's memoir limited in benefit?
(a) He couldn't write so well because of the immobility of depression.
(b) He couldn't give good advice because the depression made him suicidal.
(c) He had to be hospitalized so couldn't finish the memoir in the manner he wanted.
(d) Its complexity made the memoir about only one person limited.

5. Why is Styron not worried about the loss?
(a) He knows he will be okay later.
(b) He knows his friend will be his friend again.
(c) He feels he is justified in getting angry.
(d) He is so depressed and lethargic that nothing matters to him.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happens to Gary's ex-wife?

2. What causes Styron to lose his voice in Paris?

3. In the depth of his depression in Paris, what does Styron realize he would have to decide?

4. What is Styron not able to recover?

5. What does Styron believe about a depressed colleague's decision to ride with a reckless driver?

(see the answer key)

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