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

2. What type of coat does Tinker wear within The Hotspot?
(a) A parka.
(b) A cashmere coat.
(c) A mandarin collar coat.
(d) Pea coat.

3. At the start of Chapter 6, Katey's life is NOT said to include which of the following characteristics?
(a) She saves money.
(b) She has a home in which to live.
(c) She works.
(d) Her roommate is still Eve.

4. The postcard Katey receives from Eve and Tinker has a hand-drawn arrow pointing to what element of the photo?
(a) Mount Rushmore.
(b) The beach.
(c) The swimming pool.
(d) The hotel balcony.

5. In what decade of their lives had Val and Katey started seeing each other?
(a) In their fifties.
(b) In their forties.
(c) In their thirties.
(d) In their thirties.

Short Answer Questions

1. Chapter 1 of the novel takes place on the final night of which year?

2. In which of the following ways is the character of Tinker NOT described?

3. To what creature does Bucky compare Tinker toward the end of the Chapter 8?

4. In what state had Tinker grown up?

5. Katey recognizes a work of art in the exhibit that visually represents which of her former friends or acquaintances?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

10. Describe the character of Eve.

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