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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 Evelyn’s first movie to become a hit?

2. According to Evelyn, what must Monique not do when writing Evelyn’s story?

3. In Chapter 15, Evelyn refuses to let which sort of person push her around?

4. What label does Evelyn reject in Chapter 19?

5. Whom does Celia take to the premiere of Little Women?

Short Essay Questions

1. How is Evelyn Hugo born in Chapter 7?

2. What advice does Evelyn give to Monique in Chapter 3?

3. Who is Monique Grant and what is revealed about her in the first chapter?

4. How does Evelyn’s dating life propel her career in Chapter 8?

5. What advice does Evelyn give Celia in Chapter 15?

6. How does Evelyn manipulate the tabloids in Chapter 16?

7. What happens to Evelyn when Celia wins an Academy Award in Chapter 24?

8. What are the terms of Evelyn’s divorce from Don Adler in Chapter 21?

9. How does Evelyn get herself to Hollywood, as explained in Chapter 6?

10. According to Evelyn in Chapter 5, why is she ready to share her story now?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the Academy Awards in the novel. How does the Oscar symbolize the main characters? How does the symbolize the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does it change in meaning over the course of the novel?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss Evelyn’s contradictory characteristics. In what ways is she a good person? In what ways is she seemingly selfish or makes poor choices?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay defining regret from the Evelyn’s perspective. Does Evelyn experience a sense of regret? What does it mean to feel regret, according to Evelyn? How do the choices she makes reflect these values?

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