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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 story do the tabloids run about Evelyn in Chapter 16?

2. How old was Evelyn when she marries for the first time?

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

4. What gossip magazine often prints photos of Evelyn and Don?

5. Who becomes enamored of Evelyn in Chapter 26?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

6. What does Monique learn in Chapter 7?

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

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

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

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

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

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 3

Evelyn finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.

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