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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. How can Capote's private persona be generally described?

2. What is Fox's third theory about what happened to the rest of this book?

3. Miss Self sends Jones on his first appointment with a man whose pseudonym is _______________.

4. What could have been the reason Capote never finished the book?

5. Jones and Hamilton discuss the relationship between art and life in which book?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which author and book did Capote try to emulate in the writing of ANSWERED PRAYERS?

2. Why does Jones connect Peggy Guggenheim to his days of writing his novel called Sleepless Millions?

3. What is the irony of Jones' namedropping in the book?

4. How does Jones balance his dark side with an entertaining style of writing to engage the reader?

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

6. What is the focus of the book?

7. Give an example of how the author thinly veils the work as fiction.

8. Why does the author reveal the sexual practices in both high society as well as the lower side of life at the YMCA?

9. Which author and book do Jones and Hamilton discuss related to Jones' writing?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Project into the future ten years and write a brief synopsis for Jones' life. Be sure to include emotional states as well as physical characteristics, geographic locations, work, hobbies, and socialization.

Essay Topic 2

Create a brief character study of Mr. Wallace. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in time?

Essay Topic 3

Explain Capote's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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