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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.
Short Answer Questions
1. What does Hank do when Tinker tells him that he had earned the money for both of them?
2. By what nickname does Bitsy refer to Wallace?
3. Before leaving Tinker, Hank places what kind of hat on Tinker's head?
4. One night after parting from Alley, Katey takes what action in the restaurant's restroom?
5. While staying at Wolcott's camp, Katey is reading a book by what author?
Short Essay Questions
1. Describe the way in which Katey compares her relationship with Wallace to a game of honeymoon bridge.
2. In what way does the relationship between Katey and Tinker change during their trip to the Adirondacks?
3. What is the setting of Chapter 18, when Katey reunites with Tinker?
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. How does Towles indicate to the reader that Katey is more interested in Wallace than she may be letting on?
6. Describe the character of Wallace, with whom Katey reconnects in Chapter 13.
7. In what way is humor included within Dicky and Katey's date to Carnegie Hall?
8. What major plot revelation is made during Chapter 19, entitled The Road to Kent?
9. In what way does the beginning of Chapter 16 echo the novel's epigraph?
10. What is the significance of Wallace's gift to his young relative?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the way in which the subway photography included among the alphabetical aspects of the novel acts as a central motif of the text.
Essay Topic 2
Look carefully at the passages of the novel that describe the close relationship between a choice made in youth and the dramatic impact it can have on the remainder of one's life. What is Towles's purpose for discussing at length the nature of the connection between one small moment in time and the unfolding of the rest of one's life?
Essay Topic 3
Explicate the theme of appearance versus reality within Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility. What is the author's message regarding the theme and how do you know?
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