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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. What does Evelyn maintain about herself in Chapter 46?

2. In Chapter 33, Evelyn pretends to be romantically involved with which person?

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

4. Where do Evelyn and Celia make up in Chapter 36?

5. For what film does Evelyn win an Academy Award?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

7. Why does Celia leave Evelyn in Chapter 45?

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

9. What does Monique decide about her marriage in Chapter 50?

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

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

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?

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