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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 action does Katey take the morning after she goes to dinner in her new dress?
2. What is the location of the art exhibit in the Preface?
3. Which book does Tinker buy that makes him think of Katey?
4. In what socioeconomic bracket had Eve grown up as a result of her family's socioeconomic status?
5. For what reason does Miss Markham call Katey into her office at the start of Chapter 11?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way is the theme of unfulfilled wishes depicted at some point within Chapters 1 through 5?
2. Discuss an example when Towles uses a simile within the novel's narrative and discuss its effects.
3. What major development occurs at the very end of Chapter 11, after Katey sees her father and uncle?
4. In what manner is the novel Rules of Civility organized?
5. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative within Katey's scenes with Charlotte in Chapter 7?
6. For what reason do Katey and Eve have to "start improvising" (17) on New Year's Eve?
7. What aspect of Katey's visit with her father and uncle in Chapter 11 cause her to consider her own prospects?
8. In what way is the theme of family bonds depicted in Tinker's comments about his brother Hank?
9. Describe the character of Eve.
10. In what way does Katey demonstrate loyalty during her third meeting with Anne, which occurs within a hotel?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
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 2
Discuss the reasons why Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility tells the story from Katey's first-person point of view. What elements of the novel's themes lend themselves to this choice and what are Towles's intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 3
Write a critical essay about Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility while using the critical power theory lens of Marxist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of issues such as socioeconomic status, hierarchies, wealth, class, or any other issues related to Marxist theory that can be found in the novel.
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