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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 is Jones' first task for the man in #83?

2. Where does Florie Rotondo move after her trip?

3. What does Fox consider highly unlikely regarding this book?

4. What is the title of Jones' first book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Why are Jones' thoughts of jumping out the sixth floor window curtailed?

6. Why does the crystal paperweight remind Jones of Kate McCloud?

7. Who are some of the famous people who Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?

8. Who was Denham Fouts?

9. Who is Florie Rotondo?

10. What is the focus of the book?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How does Capote use the literary technique of local color in ANSWERED PRAYERS? What elements comprise local color? Give some examples of the local color in some establishments, in the characters, and in the events.

Essay Topic 2

Explain the concept of loneliness as it exhibits in the story. Which of the characters are lonely? Are they all lonely in some way? Explain the loneliness and the methods and attempts to overcome it.

Essay Topic 3

Capote uses beautifully descriptive language in the book to help his readers see his world from his perspective. Without referring to the book, describe New York City using only your recall of Capote's descriptions. How do you visualize the city of New York City now that you have read Capote's ANSWERED PRAYERS?

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