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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. Which world figure enters the restaurant, causing a stir?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Jackie Kennedy.
(c) Charles DeGaulle.
(d) Lyndon Johnson.

2. Who hosted a party in honor of the actor in #111?
(a) Turner Boatwright.
(b) Dorothy Kilgallon.
(c) Tennessee Williams.
(d) Candy McCain.

3. Who accompanies the person in #153?
(a) Her husband.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her publicist.
(d) Her sister.

4. Where does Jones encounter Kate McCloud?
(a) Rome.
(b) Paris.
(c) Santiago.
(d) Lisbon.

5. Jones' dining companion says that the British Royal Family is racist and _________________.
(a) murderers.
(b) homophobic.
(c) frugal.
(d) socialist.

Short Answer Questions

1. What prompts Jones to call the person in #114 at such an early hour?

2. Jones takes the job as Kate's ______________ and masseur.

3. Who does Kate want to stay with her?

4. What news does Aces give Jones in Paris?

5. Aces manipulates Jones into ____________________.

Short Essay Questions

1. How does the author plant the question of truth versus illusion especially regarding Aces' explanation of Kate's life for Jones?

2. What impact did the publication of this work have on Capote's life?

3. How does the author blur the line between reality and fiction regarding Barbara Hutton?

4. What celebrities does the author name outright in this chapter and who are mildly disguised?

5. What is the irony of the author's surrounding himself with people who do not seem to ever be lonely at all?

6. Why does Jones mention Florie Rotondo during the low moments at the end of this chapter?

7. What are three of the book's motifs that make an appearance in this chapter?

8. Who is Aces Nelson and how does Jones meet him?

9. Why does Miss Self summon Jones to a meeting and why is she willing to forgo her business tenet of no socialization of employees with clients outside business appointments?

10. Describe Jones' first encounter with Kate McCloud.

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