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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapter 4.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Styron, what do people closest to those who commit suicide often do?
(a) Grieve longer than for death from other reasons.
(b) Denounce their loved one.
(c) Deny that the death was suicide.
(d) Begin suffering from depression and are in danger of suicide also.

2. What drugs does Styron's doctor give him that are NOT recommended for people with depression?
(a) Halcion and Ibuprofen.
(b) Prozac and Ativan.
(c) Penicillin and Halcion.
(d) Halcion and Ativan.

3. What symptoms did Jarrell suffer from that caused Styron to believe in Jarrell's suicide?
(a) He had a terminal illness and was in pain.
(b) Black despondency, violent fluctuation of mood, and his deep depression.
(c) He wanted his wife to have money and his insurance would give it to her.
(d) He often mentioned life wasn't worth living.

4. According to Styron, who wrote about depression and seemed to really understand it?
(a) Camus.
(b) Gary.
(c) Dante.
(d) Chaucer.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. After Primo Levi's suicide, what causes Styron to question the common view that those who commit suicide are weak and inept?

2. What does Styron want us to understand about those who commit suicide?

3. What Camus novel has a profound impact on Styron?

4. What does Styron lose at the luncheon in Paris?

5. How does Styron feel about his Connecticut farmhouse?

(see the answer key)

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