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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. Wallace shows Katey a gun like the one that had killed what famous criminal(s)?
2. What does Anne name as the cheapest form of entertainment?
3. To what type of establishment does Katey go before meeting her invited guest for lunch?
4. To what restaurant do Katey and Bitsy go for lunch after running into Tinker?
5. As Katey climbs out of the car at the end of Chapter 13, what action does Dicky take?
Short Essay Questions
1. What confession does Tinker make to Katey during their time in the Adirondacks?
2. What qualities are revealed about Katey's character in her dealings with Pembroke Publishing?
3. In what way does the relationship between Katey and Tinker change during their trip to the Adirondacks?
4. In what way is humor included within Dicky and Katey's date to Carnegie Hall?
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. 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. What deal does Mason Tate make with Katey in Chapter 21?
9. In what way is the theme of deception featured within Hank's comments to Katey about his brother Tinker?
10. In what way does the beginning of Chapter 16 echo the novel's epigraph?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Discuss the novel's status as a work that utilizes a framed narrative. For what purpose does Towles utilize this device and what are its intended effects on the reader?
Essay Topic 2
Could Amor Towles's novel Rules of Civility be classified as a coming-of-age story? Why or why not?
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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