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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 is the last name of the young woman named Fran who lives in the same boardinghouse as Katey?
(a) Fusilli.
(b) Pacelli.
(c) Vespucci.
(d) Verdi.

2. In what type of brown car does Eve pick up Katey in Chapter 9?
(a) A Bentley.
(b) A Model A.
(c) A Model T.
(d) A Studebaker.

3. Which book does Tinker buy that makes him think of Katey?
(a) Jane Eyre.
(b) Walden.
(c) The Great Gatsby.
(d) Little Women.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what year does the Preface take place?

2. To what kind of a bar does Fran take Katey when they run into each other in Chapter 8?

3. Which member of Eve's family had aided her in getting a job with Pembroke Press?

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

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

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

7. 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).

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

9. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative within Katey's scenes with Charlotte in Chapter 7?

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

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