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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. What does Jones think would have happened if he had moved to the country?
(a) His life would have been better.
(b) He would have probably killed himself.
(c) He would have missed the night life.
(d) He would have been very lonely.

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

3. Which famous French novelist does Jones meet in Paris?
(a) Colette.
(b) Marcel Proust.
(c) Antoine de Saint Exupery.
(d) Annie Ernaux.

4. What does the person in #68 give to Jones when he visits her/his home?
(a) Grey fedora.
(b) Diamond cufflinks.
(c) Mont Blanc pen.
(d) Crystal paperweight.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why does Fouts send Jones a first class ticket to Paris?

2. P.B. Jones comments that he may move to the _______________ floor of his building.

3. What work did Capote intend to mimic?

4. To where does Florie Rotondo travel?

5. Who is another person who becomes a key figure in Jones' life?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was the nature of Jones' one marriage?

2. Why does the author reveal the sexual practices in both high society as well as the lower side of life at the YMCA?

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

4. What does Jones imply with his ideas of moving to the country or moving to the sixth floor?

5. What is a core theme of the book and how does it manifest in people?

6. Who does the editor feel is the real person disguised as P.B. Jones?

7. Why did Capote's friends disown him after the publication of this book?

8. What is the significance of the crystal paperweight given to Jones by Colette?

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

10. Why does Jones connect Peggy Guggenheim to his days of writing his novel called Sleepless Millions?

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