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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Capote is known to have descended into what personal problems?
(a) Substance abuse.
(b) Criminal arrests.
(c) Gambling addiction.
(d) Physical abuse.

2. Jones was trained as a _________________.
(a) pilot.
(b) mechanic.
(c) lawyer.
(d) masseur.

3. Who is Woodrow Hamilton?
(a) Stockbroker.
(b) Attorney.
(c) Accountant.
(d) Publisher.

4. What does Jones refer to himself as?
(a) Last of the good guys.
(b) A lost cause.
(c) Hershey Bar whore.
(d) Prince among men.

5. What about Victoria Self's appearance strikes Jones?
(a) Her brooch.
(b) Her stilettos.
(c) Her watch.
(d) Her glasses.

6. What does Jones consider the item in #70 to be?
(a) A trinket.
(b) A nuisance.
(c) A talisman.
(d) A bribe.

7. Who is the editor of this book?
(a) William Sloane.
(b) William Paley.
(c) Bennett Cerf.
(d) Joseph M. Fox.

8. Who was Capote's longtime companion?
(a) Johnson Davis.
(b) Jack Dunphy.
(c) Johnnie Watson.
(d) James Hall.

9. What is the setting for this section of the book?
(a) Beverly Hills.
(b) London.
(c) Aspen.
(d) New York.

10. What happened to Capote when real people recognized themselves in this book?
(a) They gave the book as Christmas gifts.
(b) They celebrated the book.
(c) They wanted royalties.
(d) They rejected Capote.

11. What does Boatwright tell Jones about Jones' stories?
(a) They are near perfection.
(b) They are brilliant.
(c) They are inspired.
(d) They aren't very good.

12. What could have been the reason Capote never finished the book?
(a) He got too ill to complete it.
(b) He died before he could finish it.
(c) He knew it would never achieve his standards.
(d) He simply got tired of writing.

13. What is notable about the masseur Jones meets in the YMCA?
(a) He is retarded.
(b) He is deaf.
(c) He is blind.
(d) He is crippled.

14. To what floor has Jones moved in his building?
(a) 13th.
(b) 21st.
(c) 6th.
(d) 2nd.

15. Which famous person does Jones meet in Paris?
(a) Ed McMahon.
(b) Marilyn Monroe.
(c) Andy Warhol.
(d) Gertrude Stein.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Jones move with money he earned?

2. What is notable about this book?

3. Who is most probably the narrator of the book?

4. Who is one of the authors that Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?

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

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