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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. According to Evelyn in Chapter 3, what does she not feel about the past?

2. According to Evelyn, who is the love of her life?

3. What does Evelyn learn about Harry Cameron, as revealed in Chapter 10?

4. What is Monique’s real first name?

5. Where does Evelyn say she spent her childhood?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How does Evelyn define divorce in Chapter 22? According to Evelyn, what is divorce and what is it not?

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

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

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

6. How does Evelyn define herself in Chapter 19? How does she refuse to define herself?

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

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

9. What bargain does Evelyn strike with Celia in Chapter 15?

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

How does The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo illustrate the theme of secrecy? Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

Essay Topic 3

What do you think the future has in store for Monique after the close of the novel? Predict Monique’s future based on her thoughts and actions over the course of the novel as well as the growth she experiences at the end.

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