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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. Which city does Jones talk about for its intensity?
2. Which world figure enters the restaurant, causing a stir?
3. How much time has passed since Jones' last entry?
4. What does Jones say that he needs to buy?
5. In what country is the city in #92 located?
Short Essay Questions
1. Who is Mr. Appleton and what is his relationship to Jones?
2. Why does the reader have a feeling of incompleteness while reading this book?
3. Describe Jones' first encounter with Kate McCloud.
4. How does Axel Jaeger embody one of the book's key themes?
5. Why does Miss Self summon Jones to a meeting and why is she willing to forgo her business tenet of no socialization of employees with clients outside business appointments?
6. How do Jones' strong feelings for Kate prompt him to think that he might be in over his head?
7. How is the theme of fame and fortune exhibited in this chapter?
8. What is the irony of the author's surrounding himself with people who do not seem to ever be lonely at all?
9. What are three of the book's motifs that make an appearance in this chapter?
10. What impact did the publication of this work have on Capote's life?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 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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