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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 name does Katey call Tinker when she sees him again, after Katey discovers his relationship with another woman?
(a) Teddy.
(b) Stinker.
(c) Tinder.
(d) Tinter.

2. One night after parting from Alley, Katey takes what action in the restaurant's restroom?
(a) She has sex with Tinker.
(b) She takes a pregnancy test.
(c) She eavesdrops on Anne's conversation.
(d) She changes into a fancy dress.

3. In what way does Wallace's behavior change after he has spent some time with Katey?
(a) He becomes more confident in his ability to woo a woman.
(b) He laughs out loud more often.
(c) He becomes more interested in sex.
(d) His halting way of speaking comes to an end.

4. To what type of establishment does Katey go before meeting her invited guest for lunch?
(a) A bookstore.
(b) A library.
(c) A coffee shop.
(d) A bar.

5. What method of transportation does Katey use to get home from her trip with Tinker?
(a) Bus.
(b) Plane.
(c) Car.
(d) Train.

Short Answer Questions

1. The person with whom Katey is out to lunch corrects Katey about the relationship between Tinker and the woman with him, saying that she is Tinker's what?

2. What excuse does Katey give for wanting to leave the Hollingsworths' place?

3. During what month does Tinker meet Hank in order to share his windfall with his brother?

4. To what restaurant do Katey and Bitsy go for lunch after running into Tinker?

5. When Katey goes to work and finds her chair missing, what object has been put in its place?

Short Essay Questions

1. Discuss the way in which the theme of appearance versus reality is depicted in the scene involving Katey, Eve, and the police.

2. What deal does Mason Tate make with Katey in Chapter 21?

3. What major plot revelation is made during Chapter 19, entitled The Road to Kent?

4. From whose point of view is the section of the text entitled September 30 presented and who else is involved in the scene?

5. In what way does the beginning of Chapter 16 echo the novel's epigraph?

6. Describe the character of Wallace, with whom Katey reconnects in Chapter 13.

7. In what way does the relationship between Katey and Tinker change during their trip to the Adirondacks?

8. What qualities are revealed about Katey's character in her dealings with Pembroke Publishing?

9. How does the advice Bitsy gives Kate about Wallace dovetail with the engraving on Tinker's lighter?

10. In what way is humor included within Dicky and Katey's date to Carnegie Hall?

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