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

2. In what way does Katey change her hair within Chapter 11?
(a) She becomes a brunette.
(b) She gets a bob haircut.
(c) She becomes a blonde.
(d) She becomes a redhead.

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

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

5. When Katey wanders away from the table at the party thrown by Eve and Tinker, in what room does she end up?
(a) The conservatory.
(b) The powder room in the master bedroom.
(c) The library.
(d) The parlor.

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Preface take place?

2. In what line of business is Fran's family engaged?

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

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

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

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. Describe the character of Eve.

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

4. What is the setting of the novel's Preface?

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

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

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

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

9. For what reason do Katey and Eve have to "start improvising" (17) on New Year's Eve?

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

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