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

2. According to Evelyn, why did Max marry Evelyn?

3. With whom does Evelyn pretend to have an affair in Chapter 55?

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

5. What cultural event does Evelyn watch in Chapter 37?

Short Essay Questions

1. What secret does Evelyn reveal to Monique in Chapter 64? What does Monique realize?

2. Who is Luisa and how does she impact Evelyn’s self-image in Chapter 31?

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

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

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

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

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

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

9. What film does Celia want Evelyn to film in Chapter 41? Why?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the role of the Academy Awards in the novel. How does the Oscar symbolize the main characters? How does the symbolize the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does it change in meaning over the course of the novel?

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

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?

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