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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 happens to Evelyn when Celia wins an Oscar in Chapter 24?

2. Which actor does Evelyn first date on the advice of the studio in Chapter 8?

3. For what charity will Evelyn’s auction raise money, as revealed in Chapter 1?

4. What does Harry give to Evelyn in Chapter 21?

5. What is Celia’s last name?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Evelyn plan to manipulate the tabloids in Chapter 27? What rumor does she want to debunk?

2. What does Evelyn learn about herself as a young teen, as explained in Chapter 6?

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

4. Who is Evelyn Hugo and what is revealed about her in the first chapter?

5. What does Evelyn reveal to Monique in Chapter 3? How does Monique react?

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

7. How is Evelyn Hugo born in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the author’s choice to tell this story by using the first-person perspective. How does viewing the action through a first-person perspective affect the story? How would the novel change if the story was told through the third person?

Essay Topic 2

Does the end justify the means? How does the novel answer this question? How would Evelyn answer this question? How would Monique? What about other characters, such as Celia and Harry?

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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