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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 building does Tinker live?
(a) The Majestic.
(b) The Beresford.
(c) The Dakota.
(d) The Lairmont.

2. What method of transportation do Eve, Tinker, and Katey take in order to reach the place Eve uses to impress Tinker?
(a) A limousine.
(b) A taxi.
(c) Tinker's car.
(d) The bus.

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

4. At what time do Katie and Eve arrive back home the night they meet Tinker?
(a) 2 a.m.
(b) 4 a.m.
(c) Midnight.
(d) 6 a.m.

5. What is the last name of the novel's protagonist, whose first name is Katey?
(a) Kookie.
(b) Kontent.
(c) Kornelius.
(d) Klever.

Short Answer Questions

1. What is the significance of the date June 24th, on which Chapter 11 begins?

2. Tinker tells Eve and Katey that he is waiting for which member of his family?

3. In what way does Katey change her hair within Chapter 11?

4. What does Eve NOT list as a reason for her choice not to accompany Tinker on a tour of London?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. 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).

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

3. In what way is the theme of unfulfilled wishes depicted at some point within Chapters 1 through 5?

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

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

6. In what way does Katey demonstrate loyalty during her third meeting with Anne, which occurs within a hotel?

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

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

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

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

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