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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 beverage does the person in #146 order at lunch?
(a) Champagne.
(b) Martini.
(c) Coffee.
(d) Iced Tea.

2. Where does Jones go in this chapter?
(a) Cafe.
(b) Museum.
(c) Cocktail lounge.
(d) All-night movie.

3. How does Aces feel about Jones' going to work for Kate?
(a) Jones will be her slave boy.
(b) Jones will live to regret it.
(c) Jones will never regret it.
(d) Jones will learn a lot.

4. What is Mutt's other name?
(a) Chloe.
(b) Zoe.
(c) Missy.
(d) Phoebe.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who does Jones shout at on the street?

2. Aces manipulates Jones into ____________________.

3. What recent advice has Kate received regarding her son?

4. Which diner is surprised to find that the man she did not recognize was her first husband?

5. What is Kate McCloud's nationality?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is the theme of loneliness exhibited in this chapter?

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

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

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

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

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

7. What is Kate McCloud's life history?

8. Why does the reader have a feeling of incompleteness while reading this book?

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

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

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