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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. In what decade of their lives had Val and Katey started seeing each other?
2. At what time do Katie and Eve arrive back home the night they meet Tinker?
3. While in the company of Anne, Katey notices that Anne is not wearing what item of clothing?
4. What is the last name of the novel's protagonist, whose first name is Katey?
5. In what state had Tinker grown up?
Short Essay Questions
1. In what way does the epigraph of Rules of Civility depict the theme of class difference?
2. In what way is the theme of family bonds depicted in Tinker's comments about his brother Hank?
3. What is Katey's reaction when she receives the correspondence from Eve in Palm Beach?
4. Describe the narrator's character and situation within 1938.
5. Describe the character of Fran, as she is introduced in Chapter 8.
6. In what way does Katey demonstrate loyalty during her third meeting with Anne, which occurs within a hotel?
7. What happens to bring Katey into contact with Anne for the third time within the narrative?
8. In what way is the plight of the working woman depicted within the character of Charlotte in Chapter 3?
9. Discuss an example when Towles uses a simile within the novel's narrative and discuss its effects.
10. What is the setting of the novel's Preface?
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
How is the topic of disability treated within Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility and how does its treatment relate to the novel's depicted messages?
Essay Topic 3
What is the function of Fran's character within the novel? Discuss the characterization methods used by the author in depicting Fran and include in your discussion the reasons that the author portrays Fran in these particular ways.
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