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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. According to the movie’s director in Chapter 45, Evelyn's latest film is intended to portray a graphic depiction of what?

2. What does Monique admire about Evelyn in Chapter 58?

3. Where does Evelyn visit Celia to beg for forgiveness in Chapter 45?

4. For what role does Celia win an Academy Award?

5. According to Evelyn in Chapter 38, what was her only value as an actress?

Short Essay Questions

1. Whom does Evelyn marry in Chapter 30? Why?

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

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

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

5. How do the tabloids misinterpret Evelyn’s grief in Chapter 60?

6. What shocking news does Evelyn receive in Chapter 29? How does Celia react to this news?

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

How does The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo illustrate the theme of secrecy? Use textual evidence to support your analysis.

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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