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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. Who begs Evelyn to divorce Harry at the end of Chapter 49?

2. Who is Luisa, as explained in Chapter 31?

3. How does Celia react to Evelyn’s shocking news in Chapter 29?

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

5. What idea does Harry suggest to Evelyn in Chapter 34?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Why do Celia and Evelyn frequently argue, as Evelyn explains in Chapter 37?

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

4. How does Evelyn spend her time following the death of Celia, as explained in Chapter 62? What ends her routine?

5. How does John Braverman die, and how does Harry react in Chapter 47?

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

7. Why does Celia leave Evelyn in Chapter 45?

8. What does Evelyn give to Monique in Chapter 65?

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

10. What does Monique suspect in Chapter 68? Why does she not act on her suspicions?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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.

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

Discuss marriage and divorce and the role each plays, both for Evelyn individually, for her career, and for Hollywood as a whole.

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