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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. With whom does Jones have lunch in this chapter?
(a) Marlene Dietrich.
(b) Ava Gardner.
(c) Lady Bird Johnson.
(d) Lady Ina Coolbirth.

2. Two cowboys agree that it takes _____________ to get a day started well.
(a) cigarettes.
(b) orange juice.
(c) coffee.
(d) masturbation.

3. Who is Jones summoned to see on this miserable morning?
(a) Montgomery.
(b) Kate.
(c) Miss Self.
(d) Aces.

4. Why does Miss Self decide to break company rules and send Jones on the Appleton assignment?
(a) She is going to fire Jones afterward.
(b) She will get a large fee.
(c) She will do whatever Mr. Appleton wants.
(d) She will get referrals.

5. Who does Jones call "The Black Duchess"?
(a) Donatella.
(b) Perla.
(c) Ava.
(d) Maxine.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones do for Kate in her hotel suite?

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

3. Aces manipulates Jones into ____________________.

4. For what has Mr. Appleton requested Jones' company?

5. Who hosted a party in honor of the actor in #111?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What leads Jones into discussing a party held in Montgomery Clift's honor?

3. How do Jones' strong feelings for Kate prompt him to think that he might be in over his head?

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

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

6. How does Jones break professional protocol regarding Mr. Appleton?

7. Describe Jones' first encounter with Kate McCloud.

8. 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?

9. What is Kate McCloud's life history?

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

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