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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Part 1, Unspoiled Monsters, pp. 45-73.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What does the editor claim is at the core of this book?
(a) Betrayal.
(b) Lust.
(c) Loneliness.
(d) Anger.

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

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

4. Which famous French novelist does Jones meet in Paris?
(a) Annie Ernaux.
(b) Antoine de Saint Exupery.
(c) Marcel Proust.
(d) Colette.

5. What was the minimal payment Jones ever received for a sexual experience?
(a) A newspaper.
(b) A piece of chocolate.
(c) Theater tickets.
(d) Ten dollars.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Miss Self sends Jones on his first appointment with a man whose pseudonym is _______________.

3. Why does Jones quickly leave the apartment of the man in #83?

4. Which famous actress does Joes meet at Boatwright's parties?

5. What is notable about this book?

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