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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 socialite staged a home invasion in which her husband was killed?
(a) Ann Hopkins.
(b) Marlene Paige.
(c) Babe Paley.
(d) Beverly Morganstern.

2. What is Jones afraid that Kate will ask him to do?
(a) Kidnap her son.
(b) Tend bar.
(c) Train her dog.
(d) Write her book.

3. Who does Kate want to stay with her?
(a) Mutt.
(b) Seth.
(c) Jones.
(d) Aces.

4. At what restaurant does Jones dine with the person in #146?
(a) The Four Seasons.
(b) La Cote Basque.
(c) The Russian Tea Room.
(d) Tavern on the Green.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much time has passed since Jones' last entry?

2. What is Mutt's other name?

3. Whose home does Jones call at three a.m.?

4. What is Jones' overall demeanor at this point in his life?

5. Who accompanies Jones and Aces to Kate McCloud's hotel suite?

Short Essay Questions

1. Who is Mr. Appleton and what is his relationship to Jones?

2. What is Kate McCloud's life history?

3. What were the perceptions among Capote's real life friends upon the publication of this fictional work?

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

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

6. How does Axel Jaeger embody one of the book's key themes?

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

8. What is the reader's frustration with the burgeoning relationship Jones has with Mr. Appleton?

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

10. Why does the author again resort to heavy name dropping in this chapter?

(see the answer keys)

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