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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. What was the minimal payment Jones ever received for a sexual experience?

2. Which famous actress does Joes meet at Boatwright's parties?

3. What happened to several more chapters of this book that were not published?

4. What does Jones consider the item in #70 to be?

5. What does Boatwright tell Jones about Jones' stories?

Short Essay Questions

1. Which American expatriate has a strong influence on Jones' life?

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

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

4. Who is Turner Boatwright and what is his relationship with Jones?

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

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

7. Who was Denham Fouts?

8. What was the nature of Jones' one marriage?

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

10. What is Jones' perspective on moving to the country himself?

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

Create a brief character study of Denham Fouts. 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?

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