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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. Why does Jones say it was too late for him to move to the country?

2. Where does P.B. Jones wish he would have moved?

3. What does the editor claim is at the core of this book?

4. Where did Jones grow up?

5. Which famous French novelist does Jones meet in Paris?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. Who does the editor feel is the real person disguised as P.B. Jones?

6. What does the editor note as Capote's personal characteristics?

7. Explain Truman Capote's notoriety in the 1960s and 1970s.

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

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

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

Create a brief character study of P.B. Jones. 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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