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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. To where does Florie Rotondo travel?
(a) London.
(b) The center of the earth.
(c) The North Pole.
(d) China.

2. What job does Hamilton suggest to Jones?
(a) Companion for hire.
(b) Editor.
(c) Professor.
(d) Interior designer.

3. In what city did Jones write his book titled Sleepless Millions?
(a) Innsbruck.
(b) Venice.
(c) Zurich.
(d) Lyons.

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

5. What advice does the person in #68 give to Jones?
(a) Never listen to critics.
(b) Get up early every day to start writing.
(c) Write every day regardless of what else is happening.
(d) Always respect the ambitious child within.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones refer to himself as?

2. What does Jones consider the item in #70 to be?

3. What could have been the reason Capote never finished the book?

4. Jones says his portrait on his book jacket portrays him as ________________.

5. Where did Jones grow up?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What is a core theme of the book and how does it manifest in people?

3. Which author and book do Jones and Hamilton discuss related to Jones' writing?

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

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

6. Why are Jones' thoughts of jumping out the sixth floor window curtailed?

7. What is the premise of ANSWERED PRAYERS?

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

9. Why does the crystal paperweight remind Jones of Kate McCloud?

10. Which real person is thinly disguised in the character of Mr. Wallace?

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