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

2. What project does Evelyn really want Monique to undertake, as revealed in Chapter 3?

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

4. What is Celia’s last name?

5. How does Evelyn describe Celia’s beauty in Chapter 13?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What does Monique learn in Chapter 7?

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

5. What does Evelyn learn about Celia in Chapter 17?

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

The antagonist of a novel is a character or force who works in opposition to the protagonist. Who is the antagonist of the novel? Celia? Hollywood? Fame? Evelyn herself? What do you think? Make a case for that which you believe best fits the criteria of an antagonist in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Essay Topic 3

The lure of fame is a major theme of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. Choose three situations in which this theme is illustrated. Explain how each situation illustrates this theme, and evaluate what the author is trying to say about this subject.

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