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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 Buster Keaton film.
(c) A Laurel and Hardy film.
(d) A Marx Brothers film.

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

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

4. Chapter 10 takes place in what month?
(a) April.
(b) December.
(c) June.
(d) September.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. While in the company of Anne, Katey notices that Anne is not wearing what item of clothing?

2. In Chapter 7, Eve and Tinker return from a vacation in what location?

3. In what type of residence do Eve and Katey live once they live together?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. In what way is the plight of the working woman depicted within the character of Charlotte in Chapter 3?

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

5. Describe the character of Eve.

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

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

8. Describe the character of Fran, as she is introduced in Chapter 8.

9. Discuss the significance of the as-yet-unnamed narrator's comment that "It happens to all of us. It's just a question of how many stops it takes" (5).

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

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