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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is Fox's second theory about what happened to the rest of this book?
(a) Capote never wrote them.
(b) Capote gave them to his godson.
(c) Bennett Cerf put them in a safe with no combination.
(d) Dunphy burned them when Truman died.

2. How old is Florie Rotondo?
(a) 13.
(b) 57.
(c) 29.
(d) 8.

3. What does Fox consider highly unlikely regarding this book?
(a) That Capote published some of it under a different name.
(b) That there is a full manuscript hidden somewhere.
(c) Dunphy had the work sealed and stored away.
(d) Capote destroyed the work.

4. Where does Florie Rotondo move after her trip?
(a) Big city.
(b) Inner city.
(c) The country.
(d) A suburb.

5. For what other book is Truman Capote famous?
(a) In Cold Blood.
(b) Cane River.
(c) Streetcar Named Desire.
(d) Killer Angels.

Short Answer Questions

1. For which of the following is Truman Capote NOT known?

2. What did Capote change during the writing of this book?

3. What happened to Capote when real people recognized themselves in this book?

4. How can Capote's public persona be generally described?

5. Who is most probably the narrator of the book?

(see the answer key)

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