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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 could have been the reason Capote never finished the book?
(a) He knew it would never achieve his standards.
(b) He got too ill to complete it.
(c) He died before he could finish it.
(d) He simply got tired of writing.

2. What is Fox's first theory of what happened to the rest of this book?
(a) A few more chapters were burned in a house fire.
(b) A full manuscript was never completed.
(c) More chapters are in a safe deposit box.
(d) A full manuscript is forgotten somewhere.

3. On what holiday did Jones' marriage break up?
(a) Christmas.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Thanksgiving.
(d) Fourth of July.

4. To where does Florie Rotondo travel?
(a) China.
(b) The center of the earth.
(c) London.
(d) The North Pole.

5. What happened to several more chapters of this book that were not published?
(a) They were burned in a house fire.
(b) There were never any other chapters.
(c) They were lost on a crashed hard drive.
(d) Capote never showed them to anyone else.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is notable about this book?

2. What does Jones refer to himself as?

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

4. What does Boatwright tell Jones about Jones' stories?

5. Who is P.B. Jones?

(see the answer key)

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