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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. Which member of Eve's family had aided her in getting a job with Pembroke Press?
(a) Her aunt.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her uncle.
(d) Her brother.

2. What is the significance of the date June 24th, on which Chapter 11 begins?
(a) It is Eve's birthday.
(b) It is Tinker's birthday.
(c) It is Katey's birthday.
(d) It is Wallace's birthday.

3. In what way does Katey change her hair within Chapter 11?
(a) She becomes a redhead.
(b) She becomes a brunette.
(c) She becomes a blonde.
(d) She gets a bob haircut.

4. In what decade of their lives had Val and Katey started seeing each other?
(a) In their forties.
(b) In their thirties.
(c) In their thirties.
(d) In their fifties.

5. What is the last name of the speedy typist at Quigley and Hale, into whom Katey runs on the train one day after work?
(a) Whitehead.
(b) Sykes.
(c) Bankhead.
(d) Silverado.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what way does Katey receive an invitation upstairs when she follows Anne into a building?

2. What is the last name of the young woman named Fran who lives in the same boardinghouse as Katey?

3. Chapter 1 of the novel takes place on the final night of which year?

4. The postcard Katey receives from Eve and Tinker has a hand-drawn arrow pointing to what element of the photo?

5. In what manner does Tinker reveal to Katey that he is romantically involved with Eve?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the symbolism inherent in the character of Nathaniel Parrish, as he is featured within Chapter 12?

2. Describe the moment when Eve and Katey encounter Tinker.

3. Describe the narrator's character and situation within 1938.

4. What is Katey's reaction when she receives the correspondence from Eve in Palm Beach?

5. For what purpose does Towles include an allusion to Gertrude Stein within Chapter 9?

6. In what manner is the novel Rules of Civility organized?

7. In what way does Katey demonstrate loyalty during her third meeting with Anne, which occurs within a hotel?

8. What is the setting of the novel's Preface?

9. What major development occurs at the very end of Chapter 11, after Katey sees her father and uncle?

10. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative within Katey's scenes with Charlotte in Chapter 7?

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