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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 manner do Tinker and Katey part after meeting at the coffee shop?

2. Katey finds out in Chapter 17 that Eve had been pregnant with whose baby before having an abortion?

3. What color does Katey dye her hair on the day she is supposed to meet Tinker?

4. What excuse does Katey give for wanting to leave the Hollingsworths' place?

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

Short Essay Questions

1. In what way does Towles instill his description of Eve's fate with a tone of approval?

2. In what way is the theme of deception featured within Hank's comments to Katey about his brother Tinker?

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

4. What occurs within the section of the text entitled September 30?

5. Though conversation is scant during Katey's ride home from the party at Whileaway in Val(entine)'s car, the two do agree on one thing. What is it?

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

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

8. What major plot revelation is made during Chapter 19, entitled The Road to Kent?

9. Describe the way in which Katey compares her relationship with Wallace to a game of honeymoon bridge.

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility from an Existential perspective. What elements of life does it suggest hold the most meaning and why?

Essay Topic 2

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 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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