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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. When Harry turns 45, where do they celebrate his birthday?

2. According to Evelyn in Chapter 52, what has she failed to do yet again?

3. According to Monique’s mother in Chapter 69, what did she and Monique’s father share?

4. At whose grave does Evelyn collapse?

5. What studio offers Evelyn a movie deal in Chapter 32?

Short Essay Questions

1. How has Don Adler changed in Chapter 43? How does Evelyn feel about him now?

2. What shocking news does Evelyn receive in Chapter 29? How does Celia react to this news?

3. How does Celia feel about Evelyn’s desire to have a baby, as explained in Chapter 40?

4. Whom does Evelyn marry in Chapter 30? Why?

5. How and where do Evelyn and Celia reconcile in Chapter 36?

6. What does Evelyn achieve in Chapter 32? How does she achieve this?

7. With what does Max threaten Evelyn in Chapter 54? Why? How does she respond?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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