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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. Miss Self sends Jones on his first appointment with a man whose pseudonym is _______________.
(a) Mason.
(b) Miller.
(c) Clayton.
(d) Wallace.

4. Why does Jones say it would be pointless to climb out the window?
(a) The window is sealed shut.
(b) There is a rooftop just below.
(c) There is no fire escape.
(d) The building is jammed up next to another one.

5. P.B. Jones comments that he may move to the _______________ floor of his building.
(a) 12th.
(b) 6th.
(c) 24th.
(d) 3rd.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Jones say he attended many parties?

2. Jones' book will be based on his experiences with whom?

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

4. What type of school did Jones attend?

5. Who is one of the authors that Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?

Short Essay Questions

1. How did Jones get the money to get to New York and how does he describe his first year in that city?

2. What is the premise of ANSWERED PRAYERS?

3. Who are some of the famous people who Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?

4. What was the nature of Jones' childhood and early adulthood?

5. Which American expatriate has a strong influence on Jones' life?

6. How does Jones balance his dark side with an entertaining style of writing to engage the reader?

7. Give an example of how the author thinly veils the work as fiction.

8. What is the focus of the book?

9. Why are Jones' thoughts of jumping out the sixth floor window curtailed?

10. What is the irony of Jones' namedropping in the book?

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