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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Jones engage in homosexual experiences at an early age?

2. What is Natalie Barney's notoriety?

3. What does the person in #68 give to Jones when he visits her/his home?

4. Jones and Hamilton discuss the relationship between art and life in which book?

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

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Who are some of the famous people who Jones meets at Boatwright's parties?

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

4. What is the premise of ANSWERED PRAYERS?

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

6. What was the nature of Jones' one marriage?

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

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

9. Why does Jones connect Peggy Guggenheim to his days of writing his novel called Sleepless Millions?

10. Who was Denham Fouts?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Create a brief character study of P.B. Jones. What does he look like? What are his positive personality traits? What are some of his negative characteristics? What are his hopes and fears? What motivates him at this point in time?

Essay Topic 2

Jones spends some alone time throughout the novel to contemplate his life. What does he think about? What conclusions does he arrive at? Explain why he is in a contemplative mood at this point in time.

Essay Topic 3

Explain Capote's use of regionalism in the book. Cite examples of at least two different instances of regionalism and explain why the author used them where he did.

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