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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 socioeconomic status of Wallace, according to Katey?

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

3. To whom does Katey extend an invitation for lunch?

4. What type of meal do Katey and Tinker share on their hike?

5. What does Anne name as the cheapest form of entertainment?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What qualities are revealed about Katey's character in her dealings with Pembroke Publishing?

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

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

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

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

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

8. In what way is humor included within Dicky and Katey's date to Carnegie Hall?

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

10. Describe the character of Dicky.

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

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.

Essay Topic 3

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.

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