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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. What rule does Miss Self remind Jones of?
(a) No socialization with clients outside the business.
(b) No tips from clients are allowed.
(c) He cannot refuse an assignment.
(d) Termination if he doesn't show up at appointments.

2. What is Kate McCloud's nationality?
(a) American.
(b) Irish.
(c) Welsh.
(d) French.

3. What was Charlie Chaplin's wife's name?
(a) Celia.
(b) Oona.
(c) Ava.
(d) Justine.

4. What does Aces think Kate's husband wants to do to her?
(a) Kill her.
(b) Cut off her funds.
(c) Divorce her.
(d) Renew his vows.

5. At what hotel does Aces reveal Kate McCloud's story to Jones?
(a) The Ritz.
(b) The Four Seasons.
(c) The Mayflower.
(d) The Carlyle.

Short Answer Questions

1. What news does Aces give Jones in Paris?

2. What does Jones do for Kate in her hotel suite?

3. Whose home does Jones call at three a.m.?

4. Who is Jones summoned to see on this miserable morning?

5. To whom does Jones bid a silent goodnight as he heads home?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the irony of the author's surrounding himself with people who do not seem to ever be lonely at all?

2. Who is Mr. Appleton and what is his relationship to Jones?

3. What are three of the book's motifs that make an appearance in this chapter?

4. What impact did the publication of this work have on Capote's life?

5. What leads Jones into discussing a party held in Montgomery Clift's honor?

6. How does Axel Jaeger embody one of the book's key themes?

7. Why does the author again resort to heavy name dropping in this chapter?

8. How is the theme of fame and fortune exhibited in this chapter?

9. Why does Jones mention Florie Rotondo during the low moments at the end of this chapter?

10. How does the author plant the question of truth versus illusion especially regarding Aces' explanation of Kate's life for Jones?

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