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

2. What engraved item of Tinker's does Katey find within her pocket after Tinker drops her off at home with Eve?
(a) His gold lighter.
(b) His cigarette case.
(c) His money clip.
(d) His watch.

3. When Chapter 1 begins, what is Katey's relationship to Eve?
(a) Boss.
(b) Sister-in-law.
(c) Roommate and friend.
(d) Ex-girlfriend and enemy.

4. The postcard Katey receives from Eve and Tinker contains what hand-written phrase across its photograph?
(a) No diving.
(b) No swimming.
(c) No jumping.
(d) No drowning.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. In what state had Eve grown up?

2. In what area of New York City is The Hotspot, the club frequented by Eve and Katey?

3. What kind of music is being played live on New Year's Eve at The Hotspot?

4. In what way is Hank related to Tinker?

5. Whom does Eve name as the lender of the car she drives in Chapter 9?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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