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

2. Where does Florie Rotondo move after her trip?
(a) Inner city.
(b) Big city.
(c) A suburb.
(d) The country.

3. What is the profession of the person in #55?
(a) Interior designer.
(b) Publisher.
(c) Attorney.
(d) Author.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. For what other book is Truman Capote famous?

2. Jones was trained as a _________________.

3. What is notable about this book?

4. Who does P.B. Jones say he has met?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

4. Which real person is thinly disguised in the character of Mr. Wallace?

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

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

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

8. Who was Denham Fouts?

9. What is the focus of the book?

10. Who is Florie Rotondo?

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