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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What is the name of the company Hamilton suggests Jones should work?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) The Self Service Agency.
(c) Interiors by Design.
(d) Cornell University.

2. What happened to Capote when real people recognized themselves in this book?
(a) They rejected Capote.
(b) They wanted royalties.
(c) They celebrated the book.
(d) They gave the book as Christmas gifts.

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

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

5. Who does P.B. Jones say he has met?
(a) Soccer stars.
(b) Astronauts.
(c) Unspoiled monsters.
(d) The Queen of England.

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

7. What is Denham Fouts' profession?
(a) Prostitute.
(b) Sculptor.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Curator.

8. What is Fox's second theory about what happened to the rest of this book?
(a) Dunphy burned them when Truman died.
(b) Bennett Cerf put them in a safe with no combination.
(c) Capote never wrote them.
(d) Capote gave them to his godson.

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

10. For which of the following is Truman Capote NOT known?
(a) Home remodeling projects.
(b) Eccentric behavior.
(c) Highly visible social life.
(d) Bisexuality.

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

12. Why does Jones say it was too late for him to move to the country?
(a) He was living in a townhouse.
(b) He had already headed to the Earth's interior.
(c) The farm he was interested sold to someone else.
(d) He already bought property in a suburb.

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

14. What type of school did Jones attend?
(a) Military school.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) Private school.
(d) Convent school.

15. Who is the editor of this book?
(a) Bennett Cerf.
(b) William Sloane.
(c) Joseph M. Fox.
(d) William Paley.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to several more chapters of this book that were not published?

2. What could have been the reason Capote never finished the book?

3. What is Fox's third theory about what happened to the rest of this book?

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

5. What is Fox's first theory of what happened to the rest of this book?

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