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

2. What work did Capote intend to mimic?
(a) From Here to Eternity.
(b) Something Wicked This Way Comes.
(c) Remembrance of Things Past.
(d) Travels with Charley.

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

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

5. To what floor has Jones moved in his building?
(a) 21st.
(b) 13th.
(c) 2nd.
(d) 6th.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones consider the item in #70 to be?

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

3. How can Capote's private persona be generally described?

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

5. Why did Jones engage in homosexual experiences at an early age?

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