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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What sort of people does Styron say is more prone to depression?
(a) Poor people.
(b) Artistic people.
(c) People with above average intelligence.
(d) People who have lost loved ones.

3. What three brand-name items does Styron use to destroy his diary?
(a) None, just throws it away in the garbage.
(b) Cheez-its box, 3M tape, and Brawny towels.
(c) Viva towels, Scotch tape, and Post Raisin Bran cereal box.
(d) Diamond matches, Kingsford Charcoal lighter, and Viva towels.

4. What does Styron do about his physical disabilities?
(a) Stops work and stays at home.
(b) He undergoes several thousands of dollars of testing to find out he was physically fine.
(c) Gets scared he was going to die.
(d) Welcomes the possibility that he might die from one of them.

5. What therapies are used in the hospital?
(a) Group therapy, art therapy, and watching TV shows.
(b) Shock treatment and medicines.
(c) No therapies; Styron just rested.
(d) Medicines and psychotherapy.

Short Answer Questions

1. According to Styron, what is the greatest fallacy about suicide?

2. Why does Styron think of his mother as he listens to the music?

3. What is Styron's diary a symbol of?

4. What reaction does Styron have to group therapy?

5. What new approach does Styron's psychiatrist use?

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