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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Jones reveals that he is working on a novel entitled __________________.
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) Travels with Charley.
(c) Light in August.
(d) Answered Prayers.

2. On what holiday did Jones' marriage break up?
(a) Fourth of July.
(b) New Years Day.
(c) Christmas.
(d) Thanksgiving.

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

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

5. What does Jones refer to himself as?
(a) Prince among men.
(b) Hershey Bar whore.
(c) A lost cause.
(d) Last of the good guys.

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

7. Who is one of the authors that Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?
(a) James Joyce.
(b) F. Scott Fitzgerald.
(c) William Faulkner.
(d) Ernest Hemingway.

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

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

10. Who was Capote's longtime companion?
(a) Johnson Davis.
(b) Jack Dunphy.
(c) James Hall.
(d) Johnnie Watson.

11. Who is Woodrow Hamilton?
(a) Publisher.
(b) Stockbroker.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Accountant.

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

13. Where did Jones move with money he earned?
(a) Chicago.
(b) New York.
(c) Rome.
(d) London.

14. What is Natalie Barney's notoriety?
(a) American singing star.
(b) American heiress.
(c) French sculptor.
(d) French poet.

15. Who is the protagonist/narrator of the book?
(a) P.B. Jones.
(b) D.A. Meadows.
(c) C.A. Hall.
(d) T.D. Matlow.

Short Answer Questions

1. Who is the expatriate American who has a strong impact on Jones?

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

3. Where did Jones grow up?

4. What happened to Capote when real people recognized themselves in this book?

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

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