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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. After whom does Katey model her outfit when Wallace takes her to his hunting club?

2. What question does Dicky ask Katey before they part after the party thrown for the Hollingsworths' son?

3. Wallace tells Katey that Tinker had had to leave school for what reason?

4. What method of transportation does Katey use to get home from her trip with Tinker?

5. While staying at Wolcott's camp, Katey is reading a book by what author?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is the setting of Chapter 18, when Katey reunites with Tinker?

2. What deal does Mason Tate make with Katey in Chapter 21?

3. How does the advice Bitsy gives Kate about Wallace dovetail with the engraving on Tinker's lighter?

4. In what way does Tinker demonstrate an understanding of Katey's character when he constructs an invitation to meet with him again?

5. Describe the character of Wallace, with whom Katey reconnects in Chapter 13.

6. How does Towles indicate to the reader that Katey is more interested in Wallace than she may be letting on?

7. From whose point of view is the section of the text entitled September 30 presented and who else is involved in the scene?

8. Into whom does Katey run at a Conde Nast-associated party and what does she realize about this person?

9. In what way does the theme of hypocrisy enter the narrative in relation to Katey?

10. What confession does Tinker make to Katey during their time in the Adirondacks?

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

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

Write a critical essay about Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility while using the critical power theory lens of feminist theory. Use textual evidence to back up your strong, specific claim regarding the novel's treatment of gender roles, the objectification of women, female empowerment, misogyny's role within society, or any other issues related to feminist theory that can be found in the novel.

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