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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. At the start of Chapter 6, Katey's life is NOT said to include which of the following characteristics?
(a) She saves money.
(b) She has a home in which to live.
(c) She works.
(d) Her roommate is still Eve.

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

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

4. In what area of New York City is The Hotspot, the club frequented by Eve and Katey?
(a) Greenwich Village.
(b) Coney Island.
(c) Brooklyn.
(d) Long Island.

5. In what way does Katey receive an invitation upstairs when she follows Anne into a building?
(a) Her name is called over the loudspeaker.
(b) Anne calls out to her through the closed elevator doors.
(c) She receives no invitation before going upstairs.
(d) She is presented with a note by a member of the hotel staff.

Short Answer Questions

1. What method of transportation do Eve, Tinker, and Katey take in order to reach the place Eve uses to impress Tinker?

2. In which of the following ways is the character of Tinker NOT described?

3. To what location does Eve take Tinker when she wants to impress him?

4. To what kind of party does Eve invite Katey once she and Tinker return from their vacation?

5. In what way does Katey change her hair within Chapter 11?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. In what way is the theme of family bonds depicted in Tinker's comments about his brother Hank?

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

4. In what way does the epigraph of Rules of Civility depict the theme of class difference?

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

6. What is significant about Eve's correction of Katey's toast in Chapter 9?

7. Describe the character of Eve.

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

9. Describe the correspondence Katey receives from Eve during Eve's and Tinker's trip to Palm Beach.

10. Describe the narrator and protagonist, as she is presented within Chapter 1.

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