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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6 and 7.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does Styron's psychiatrist recommend to him about the hospital?
(a) To avoid the hospital at all costs.
(b) To go to the hospital for treatment.
(c) To plan on staying for a year in the hospital.
(d) To go to a hospital in Paris so no one would know.

2. How does his diary represent his mental state?
(a) That when he wanted to destroy it, he was close to his own death.
(b) It contained all his thoughts and feelings.
(c) It was a treatise on mental illness.
(d) It corresponded to his moods as he wrote about them.

3. How old was Styron when he published his first novel?
(a) 35.
(b) 40.
(c) 15.
(d) Mid-20's.

4. What new approach does Styron's psychiatrist use?
(a) DSM recommendations.
(b) Psychoanalysis.
(c) Pharmacological, without physical and mental support.
(d) Disattachment therapy.

5. How did Levi's friends and admirers react to his suicide?
(a) They didn't believe it.
(b) They were devastated and grieved over it.
(c) They were mystified and believed him to be weak.
(d) They tried to ignore him and his work after that.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Styron say is the most universal symptom of depression?

2. What does Styron believe he needs to get well that can be provided by the hospital?

3. What two feelings does Styron experience as he planned his suicide?

4. What is Styron's reaction to being admitted to the hospital?

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

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