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

2. Who was Capote's longtime companion?
(a) Johnson Davis.
(b) Jack Dunphy.
(c) Johnnie Watson.
(d) James Hall.

3. The book focuses on the lives of people in _______________.
(a) rural America.
(b) high society.
(c) decline.
(d) poverty.

4. Jones was trained as a _________________.
(a) lawyer.
(b) masseur.
(c) mechanic.
(d) pilot.

5. How can Capote's public persona be generally described?
(a) Passive.
(b) Shy around others.
(c) Unable to speak in public.
(d) Extremely opinionated.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the protagonist/narrator of the book?

2. What does the editor claim is at the core of this book?

3. On what holiday did Jones' marriage break up?

4. What does Jones refer to himself as?

5. What is notable about this book?

(see the answer key)

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