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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. Truman Capote was popular from ______________________.
(a) the late 1940s into the early 1960s.
(b) the late 1960s into the early 1980s.
(c) the early 1950s into the early 1970s.
(d) the late 1970s into the early 1990s.

2. Who is most probably the narrator of the book?
(a) Truman Capote.
(b) Ernest Hemingway.
(c) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(d) William Faulkner.

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

4. What runs rampant in Jones' building?
(a) Unattended children.
(b) Drug abuse.
(c) Sexual promiscuity.
(d) Loud music.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Jones says his portrait on his book jacket portrays him as ________________.

2. The book focuses on the lives of people in _______________.

3. What does Jones think would have happened if he had moved to the country?

4. What was the minimal payment Jones ever received for a sexual experience?

5. P.B. Jones comments that he may move to the _______________ floor of his building.

(see the answer key)

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