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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The epigraph's last three words, "few are chosen" (vi) refers to what theme?
(a) Class.
(b) Gender.
(c) Morality.
(d) Race.

2. In what way is Hank related to Tinker?
(a) Tinker is Hank's brother-in-law.
(b) They are cousins.
(c) They are brothers.
(d) Hank is Tinker's nephew.

3. What item does Eve use to distract the movie theater usher so that she, Katey, and Tinker can sneak into the theater?
(a) A bra.
(b) A silk garter.
(c) A pair of panties.
(d) A pair of pantyhose.

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

5. When Chapter 1 begins, what is Katey's relationship to Eve?
(a) Sister-in-law.
(b) Roommate and friend.
(c) Boss.
(d) Ex-girlfriend and enemy.

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

7. What is the location of the art exhibit in the Preface?
(a) The Museum of Modern Art.
(b) The Smithsonian.
(c) The Museum of Natural History.
(d) The Guggenheim.

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

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

10. What does Eve tell Katey is the origin of the expensive jewelry she wears on the night of her party?
(a) She says she had stolen them from Macy's.
(b) She says she had borrowed them from her mother.
(c) She says she had found them in a drawer.
(d) She says that Tinker had given them to her.

11. The Preface of Rules of Civility is told from whose point of view?
(a) Eve's.
(b) Val's.
(c) Tinker's.
(d) The as-yet-unnamed protagonist's.

12. Katey estimates Tinker's coat to be worth at least how much money?
(a) $25.
(b) $300.
(c) $200.
(d) $500.

13. 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.

14. What is the setting of the epigraph of Rules of Civility?
(a) A wedding.
(b) A school.
(c) An office building.
(d) A restaurant.

15. In what language are Charlotte and her grandmother speaking to each other as Katey approaches?
(a) Greek.
(b) German.
(c) Yiddish.
(d) Spanish.

Short Answer Questions

1. What kind of music is being played live on New Year's Eve at The Hotspot?

2. At what time do Katie and Eve arrive back home the night they meet Tinker?

3. What type of film do Eve, Tinker, and Katey see once they sneak into the theater?

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

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?

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