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

2. What happened to several more chapters of this book that were not published?
(a) There were never any other chapters.
(b) Capote never showed them to anyone else.
(c) They were burned in a house fire.
(d) They were lost on a crashed hard drive.

3. Who is the secretary in Victoria Self's office?
(a) Randy.
(b) Michel.
(c) Simone.
(d) Butch.

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

5. What did Capote change during the writing of this book?
(a) His home address.
(b) His middle name.
(c) His writing style.
(d) His agent.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who is the author of the work in #12?

3. What is Natalie Barney's notoriety?

4. Who is P.B. Jones?

5. Jones says his book is about ________________.

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What is Jones' perspective on moving to the country himself?

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

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

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

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

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

9. Explain Truman Capote's notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s.

10. Why does Jones identify so strongly with the American expatriates?

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