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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.
Multiple Choice Questions
1. Where did Jones grow up?
(a) An orphanage.
(b) His grandparents' home.
(c) His stepmother's house.
(d) His aunt's house.
2. On what holiday did Jones' marriage break up?
(a) Thanksgiving.
(b) Christmas.
(c) New Years Day.
(d) Fourth of July.
3. 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.
4. Who is Florie Rotondo?
(a) A publisher.
(b) A polo player.
(c) A young writer.
(d) An interior designer.
5. What is Natalie Barney's notoriety?
(a) French poet.
(b) French sculptor.
(c) American heiress.
(d) American singing star.
Short Answer Questions
1. Where is Jones living during this time?
2. Jones enters into a relationship with Boatwright which is part sexual and part _____________.
3. Jones was trained as a _________________.
4. Jones says his portrait on his book jacket portrays him as ________________.
5. What is Fox's third theory about what happened to the rest of this book?
Short Essay Questions
1. Why does the crystal paperweight remind Jones of Kate McCloud?
2. Give an example of how the author thinly veils the work as fiction.
3. What does Jones imply with his ideas of moving to the country or moving to the sixth floor?
4. What is the focus of the book?
5. Why does Jones identify so strongly with the American expatriates?
6. Who was Denham Fouts?
7. Who is Florie Rotondo?
8. Who is Woodrow Hamilton and what pivotal role does he play in Jones' life?
9. Which author and book did Capote try to emulate in the writing of ANSWERED PRAYERS?
10. What is the significance of the crystal paperweight given to Jones by Colette?
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