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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How old is Florie Rotondo?
(a) 57.
(b) 29.
(c) 8.
(d) 13.

2. What type of school did Jones attend?
(a) Private school.
(b) Boarding school.
(c) Convent school.
(d) Military school.

3. Who does P.B. Jones say he has met?
(a) Soccer stars.
(b) Unspoiled monsters.
(c) Astronauts.
(d) The Queen of England.

4. What is the profession of the person in #55?
(a) Attorney.
(b) Author.
(c) Publisher.
(d) Interior designer.

5. Jones reveals that he is working on a novel entitled __________________.
(a) For Whom the Bell Tolls.
(b) Light in August.
(c) Answered Prayers.
(d) Travels with Charley.

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

7. Where did Jones move with money he earned?
(a) Chicago.
(b) Rome.
(c) New York.
(d) London.

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

9. For which of the following is Truman Capote NOT known?
(a) Bisexuality.
(b) Eccentric behavior.
(c) Home remodeling projects.
(d) Highly visible social life.

10. Why does Fouts send Jones a first class ticket to Paris?
(a) He wanted his advice.
(b) He was attracted to Jones' stories.
(c) He missed him.
(d) He wanted him to attend his premiere.

11. Who is one person who becomes a key figure in Jones' life?
(a) Alice Lee Langman.
(b) Joyce van Patten.
(c) Monique von Selsen.
(d) Hedy Lamaar.

12. Where is Jones living during this time?
(a) The Hotel on Fourth.
(b) The Hilton.
(c) The Beekman Arms.
(d) The YMCA.

13. Jones enters into a relationship with Boatwright which is part sexual and part _____________.
(a) religious.
(b) business.
(c) spiritual.
(d) philanthropic.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Where does Florie Rotondo move after her trip?

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

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

4. What did Capote change during the writing of this book?

5. What work did Capote intend to mimic?

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