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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. To what kind of a bar does Fran take Katey when they run into each other in Chapter 8?
(a) An Irish bar.
(b) A gay bar.
(c) A speakeasy.
(d) An Italian bar.

2. What is the last name of the novel's protagonist, whose first name is Katey?
(a) Klever.
(b) Kookie.
(c) Kornelius.
(d) Kontent.

3. Which of the guests at Eve and Tinker's party is meant to be a date for Katey?
(a) Tinker.
(b) Bucky.
(c) Jeffrey.
(d) Wallace.

4. What is the last name of the young woman named Fran who lives in the same boardinghouse as Katey?
(a) Fusilli.
(b) Verdi.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Pacelli.

5. Katey recognizes a work of art in the exhibit that visually represents which of her former friends or acquaintances?
(a) Eve.
(b) Sally.
(c) Phoebe.
(d) Tinker.

6. In what type of residence do Eve and Katey live once they live together?
(a) An apartment.
(b) A house.
(c) A boardinghouse.
(d) An inn.

7. What type of film do Eve, Tinker, and Katey see once they sneak into the theater?
(a) A Laurel and Hardy film.
(b) A Charlie Chaplin film.
(c) A Marx Brothers film.
(d) A Buster Keaton film.

8. In which of the following ways is the character of Tinker NOT described?
(a) He has blue eyes.
(b) He has blonde hair.
(c) He has brown hair.
(d) He has a star-shaped blush in each cheek.

9. What action do Eve and Katey take before they lead Tinker into the alley behind a movie theater?
(a) They blindfold him.
(b) They punch him.
(c) They kiss him.
(d) They swear him to secrecy.

10. What action does Katey take the morning after she goes to dinner in her new dress?
(a) She fires her assistant.
(b) She calls her mother.
(c) She goes swimming.
(d) She quits her job.

11. What type of art is the focus of the exhibit attended by Katey and Val in the Preface?
(a) Oil painting.
(b) Video installation.
(c) Photography.
(d) Collage.

12. To what creature does Bucky compare Tinker toward the end of the Chapter 8?
(a) A phoenix.
(b) A dragon.
(c) A pterodactyl.
(d) A raven.

13. Chapter 1 of the novel takes place on the final night of which year?
(a) 1929.
(b) 1937.
(c) 1921.
(d) 1962.

14. To what kind of restaurant does Katey wear her new blue dress with the white dots?
(a) Chinese.
(b) Vegetarian.
(c) French.
(d) Italian.

15. To what kind of party does Eve invite Katey once she and Tinker return from their vacation?
(a) A garden party.
(b) A tea party.
(c) A birthday party.
(d) A dinner party.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the setting of the epigraph of Rules of Civility?

2. At the start of Chapter 6, Katey's life is NOT said to include which of the following characteristics?

3. In what decade of their lives had Val and Katey started seeing each other?

4. When Katey wanders away from the table at the party thrown by Eve and Tinker, in what room does she end up?

5. What is the location of the art exhibit in the Preface?

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