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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where is Jones living during this time?
(a) The Beekman Arms.
(b) The YMCA.
(c) The Hilton.
(d) The Hotel on Fourth.

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

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

4. Where does Jones first meet Denham Fouts?
(a) Paris.
(b) Rome.
(c) London.
(d) New York.

5. What does Jones consider the item in #70 to be?
(a) A bribe.
(b) A talisman.
(c) A nuisance.
(d) A trinket.

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

7. What is Fox's third theory about what happened to the rest of this book?
(a) They were published as a separate book.
(b) Capote published them under a different name.
(c) Capote never wrote any of this book.
(d) Capote destroyed the chapters.

8. What does Florie Rotondo encounter on her travels?
(a) Oz.
(b) Zombies.
(c) Unspoiled monsters.
(d) The devil.

9. Jones says his portrait on his book jacket portrays him as ________________.
(a) evil.
(b) innocent.
(c) disturbed.
(d) inquisitive.

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

11. Where does Fouts go to wean himself off drugs?
(a) New York.
(b) Switzerland.
(c) Finland.
(d) Arizona.

12. Where did Jones grow up?
(a) His stepmother's house.
(b) An orphanage.
(c) His grandparents' home.
(d) His aunt's house.

13. Who is the famous photographer Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?
(a) Annie Leibowitz.
(b) William Sloane.
(c) Ansel Adams.
(d) Cecil Beaton.

14. Jones says that Fouts lacked _________________.
(a) manners.
(b) success.
(c) money.
(d) sexual prowess.

15. Why does Jones quickly leave the apartment of the man in #83?
(a) He has another appointment.
(b) He gets an urgent phone call from a friend.
(c) His work hours are over.
(d) He thinks he wants to put out his cigar on his body.

Short Answer Questions

1. To where does Florie Rotondo travel?

2. Who is the editor of this book?

3. In what city did Jones write his book titled Sleepless Millions?

4. What is the profession of the person in #55?

5. Who was Capote's longtime companion?

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