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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Unspoiled Monsters, pp. 12 - 45.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where does P.B. Jones wish he would have moved?
(a) The Far East.
(b) London.
(c) The country.
(d) Hawaii.

2. What is Denham Fouts' profession?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Curator.

3. Who is one person who becomes a key figure in Jones' life?
(a) Monique von Selsen.
(b) Joyce van Patten.
(c) Alice Lee Langman.
(d) Hedy Lamaar.

4. What would be viable if Jones were to move to this location?
(a) His fear of heights would be exacerbated.
(b) He would sustain serious injury climbing out the window.
(c) He would have a better view of the city.
(d) His plants would have better morning light.

5. What work did Capote intend to mimic?
(a) From Here to Eternity.
(b) Something Wicked This Way Comes.
(c) Remembrance of Things Past.
(d) Travels with Charley.

Short Answer Questions

1. Which famous person does Jones meet in Paris?

2. Who does P.B. Jones say he has met?

3. What is Fox's third theory about what happened to the rest of this book?

4. Capote is known to have descended into what personal problems?

5. How does the editor refer to the narrator of the book?

(see the answer key)

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