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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 movie does Celia recommend Evelyn film in Chapter 41?

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

3. To what country does Celia want to move with Evelyn?

4. According to Celia in Chapter 53, what has Evelyn done for her?

5. According to Evelyn in Chapter 59, what has been the truest thing about her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. What shocking news does Celia reveal in Chapter 55?

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

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

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

7. Why does Celia leave Evelyn in Chapter 45?

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Write an essay analyzing how the author uses characters and behaviors to develop and strengthen the theme of identity in The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.

Essay Topic 2

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

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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