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

2. The postcard Katey receives from Eve and Tinker has a hand-drawn arrow pointing to what element of the photo?
(a) The hotel balcony.
(b) Mount Rushmore.
(c) The swimming pool.
(d) The beach.

3. For what reason does Miss Markham call Katey into her office at the start of Chapter 11?
(a) To give her a promotion.
(b) To praise her for her performance.
(c) To ask her about Tinker.
(d) To fire her.

4. Eve tells Katey that she will soon be embarking on a luxury tour of what city with Tinker?
(a) London.
(b) Berlin.
(c) Paris.
(d) Los Angeles.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. The Preface of Rules of Civility is told from whose point of view?

2. At the bar to which Fran takes Katey, the men there are arguing about which artist?

3. Into what type of building does Katey follow Anne when she sees her on the street?

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

5. What type of art is the focus of the exhibit attended by Katey and Val in the Preface?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Discuss an example when Towles uses a simile within the novel's narrative and discuss its effects.

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

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

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

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

8. What happens to bring Katey into contact with Anne for the third time within the narrative?

9. What aspect of Katey's visit with her father and uncle in Chapter 11 cause her to consider her own prospects?

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

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