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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. Eve tells Katey that she wants to be which director?
2. In what state had Tinker grown up?
3. What type of film do Eve, Tinker, and Katey see once they sneak into the theater?
4. To what location does Eve take Tinker when she wants to impress him?
5. Eve is wearing what type of expensive jewelry on the night of the party in Chapter 7?
Short Essay Questions
1. What aspect of Katey's visit with her father and uncle in Chapter 11 cause her to consider her own prospects?
2. What is the setting of the novel's Preface?
3. In what manner is the novel Rules of Civility organized?
4. What is Katey's reaction when she receives the correspondence from Eve in Palm Beach?
5. In what way is the plight of the working woman depicted within the character of Charlotte in Chapter 3?
6. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative within Katey's scenes with Charlotte in Chapter 7?
7. Describe the narrator's character and situation within 1938.
8. What is the symbolism inherent in the character of Nathaniel Parrish, as he is featured within Chapter 12?
9. 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).
10. In what way is the theme of unfulfilled wishes depicted at some point within Chapters 1 through 5?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the instances of irony within the narrative of Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility and analyze the author's purpose for including each instance you discuss.
Essay Topic 2
Discuss the author's messages about guilt and responsibility within Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility. Focus especially on events such as Tinker's reaction to Eve's terrible injuries incurred in their car accident.
Essay Topic 3
Trace the characterization arc of Katey’s character throughout the novel. Discuss whether she is a round or flat character and whether she is a static or dynamic character.
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