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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 distracts Evelyn at the end of Chapter 17?

2. According to Evelyn, what is heartbreak?

3. What does Evelyn want Monique to do after their project is concluded?

4. What demand does Frankie make in Chapter 22?

5. What is the name of Evelyn’s seventh and final husband?

Short Essay Questions

1. What happens when Celia invites Evelyn out for milkshakes, as seen in Chapter 15? How does Evelyn respond? Why?

2. How does Monique prove herself a shrewd negotiator in Chapters 22 and 23?

3. According to Evelyn in Chapter 17, what is true intimacy? What is it not?

4. How is Evelyn Hugo born in Chapter 7?

5. How does Evelyn’s marriage to Don progress in Chapters 11 through 13?

6. What does Evelyn reveal about her youth in Chapter 4?

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

8. How does Boute-en-Train impact Evelyn’s career, as explained in Chapter 25?

9. What do readers learn about Monique’s personal life in Chapter 2?

10. How does Evelyn’s friendship with Harry progress in Chapters 9 and 10?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay in which you compare and contrast the world of Hollywood with the world of Hell’s Kitchen. How does Evelyn’s story illustrate the similarities and differences between the two worlds?

Essay Topic 2

What is the role of the tabloids in the novel? How does tabloid journalism impact The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and its characters, plot, and themes?

Essay Topic 3

Compare and contrast two of Evelyn’s husbands. How does each treat Evelyn, and how does Evelyn treat each? To what can the reader attribute such behavior? Support your answers with examples from the text.

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