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

2. With what disease has Celia been diagnosed, as revealed in Chapter 55?

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

4. Who is waiting in Monique’s apartment in Chapter 50?

5. According to Evelyn in Chapter 62, what the greatest gift she had ever been given?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Evelyn’s last official marriage in Chapter 59? What private marriage also occurs in Chapter 59?

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

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

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

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

6. What personal information does Evelyn reveal to Monique in Chapter 66?

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

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

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

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

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

Compare and contrast two of Evelyn’s husbands. How does each treat Evelyn, and how does Evelyn treat each? To what can the reader attribute such behavior? Support your answers with examples from the text.

Essay Topic 3

Write an essay explaining the significance of the title of the novel, The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo. How does the title reflect the main characters? How does the title reflect the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does the title’s meaning change over the course of the novel?

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