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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 is the last name of the speedy typist at Quigley and Hale, into whom Katey runs on the train one day after work?
2. In what way does Katey receive an invitation upstairs when she follows Anne into a building?
3. Which book does Tinker buy that makes him think of Katey?
4. To what kind of restaurant does Katey wear her new blue dress with the white dots?
5. In what year does the Preface take place?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the epigraph of Rules of Civility depict the theme of class difference?
2. For what purpose does Towles include an allusion to Gertrude Stein within Chapter 9?
3. Describe the character of Fran, as she is introduced in Chapter 8.
4. In what way does the theme of deception enter the narrative within Katey's scenes with Charlotte in Chapter 7?
5. For what reason do Katey and Eve have to "start improvising" (17) on New Year's Eve?
6. What is the symbolism inherent in the character of Nathaniel Parrish, as he is featured within Chapter 12?
7. What is Katey's reaction when she receives the correspondence from Eve in Palm Beach?
8. Describe the moment when Eve and Katey encounter Tinker.
9. What happens to bring Katey into contact with Anne for the third time within the narrative?
10. In what way is the plight of the working woman depicted within the character of Charlotte in Chapter 3?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
How do the themes of deception and secrecy function within the novel, and what is the author's message regarding these themes?
Essay Topic 2
William Faulkner once famously claimed that the most important literature deals with the subject of the human heart in conflict with itself. Explain how the theme of Human versus Self is demonstrated within Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility. Create a decisive, arguable claim and prove it with quotes from the novel.
Essay Topic 3
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?
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