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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. Where do Evelyn and Celia marry?

2. As her beauty begins to wane in Chapter 38, what does Evelyn face?

3. How old is Evelyn at her death in Chapter 69?

4. What university does Connor attend?

5. What happens to Harry in the wake of John Braverman’s death, as explained in Chapter 47?

Short Essay Questions

1. How does Evelyn manipulate the tabloids in Chapter 34? What truth is she attempting to keep hidden?

2. How does Evelyn begin to reconnect with Celia in Chapter 53?

3. How does Harry die in Chapter 56? How is Evelyn involved in his death?

4. According to Evelyn in Chapter 46, why does her relationship with Celia fail?

5. What plan does Celia want to Evelyn to undertake in Chapter 55?

6. How does Evelyn convince Mick to elope with her in Chapter 28?

7. What personal information does Evelyn reveal to Monique in Chapter 66?

8. What does Evelyn realize about her new husband in Chapter 52? How does she feel about this understanding?

9. For what film does Evelyn win an Academy Award in Chapter 48? How does she mention Celia in her acceptance speech?

10. What is Three A.M. and how does it affect Evelyn’s career in Chapter 45?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

Essay Topic 2

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 3

Monique experiences great change over the course of the novel. In what ways does she change and in what ways does she remain the same? By the novel’s end, is she better for these changes? What makes you say this? Explain your opinion using examples from the text.

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