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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 is Jones afraid that Kate will ask him to do?
(a) Write her book.
(b) Train her dog.
(c) Tend bar.
(d) Kidnap her son.

2. In what country is the city in #92 located?
(a) Italy.
(b) Morocco.
(c) United States.
(d) Ireland.

3. What nationality is Kate's husband?
(a) Italian.
(b) German.
(c) British.
(d) Dutch.

4. Who does Jones shout at on the street?
(a) Vendor.
(b) Preacher.
(c) Beggar.
(d) Cop.

5. How much time has passed since Jones' last entry?
(a) A few hours.
(b) A week.
(c) Six months.
(d) An hour.

Short Answer Questions

1. What does Jones decide after having spent some time with Kate?

2. Why does Miss Self decide to break company rules and send Jones on the Appleton assignment?

3. What does Jones want to find at the center of the earth?

4. How does Aces Nelson make his living?

5. How does a socialite named Jane get revenge on her husband and his girlfriend?

Short Essay Questions

1. What information does Aces reveal to Jones about Axel Jaeger?

2. What information does Jones need before he feels he can respond to Kate's job offer?

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

4. Who is Aces Nelson and how does Jones meet him?

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

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

7. What is the reader's frustration with the burgeoning relationship Jones has with Mr. Appleton?

8. Describe Jones' first encounter with Kate McCloud.

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

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

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