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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. According to Celia in Chapter 53, what has Evelyn done for her?
(a) Orchestrated all her worst moments.
(b) Orchestrated all her most painful moments.
(c) Orchestrated all her happiest moments.
(d) Orchestrated all her biggest moments.

2. Which part of her life does Evelyn believe readers will find most fascinating, as revealed at the end of the novel?
(a) Her wife.
(b) Her daughter.
(c) Her future.
(d) Her childhood.

3. According to the movie’s director in Chapter 45, Evelyn's latest film is intended to portray a graphic depiction of what?
(a) Female desire.
(b) Female power.
(c) Female emotion.
(d) Female rage.

4. With what does Celia taunt Evelyn in Chapter 37?
(a) The fact she has never won an Oscar.
(b) The fact that she is living a lie.
(c) The fact she has never had a successful marriage.
(d) The fact that she grew up poor.

5. In Chapter 56, what does Evelyn experience the “devastating luxury of” (330)?
(a) Panic.
(b) Grief.
(c) Freedom.
(d) Emptiness.

Short Answer Questions

1. How does Evelyn describe herself in Chapter 62?

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

3. According to Monique in Chapter 67, what gave her the strength to end her marriage with David?

4. How long does Connor live after her diagnosis?

5. According to Monique’s mother in Chapter 69, what did she and Monique’s father share?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. How does Evelyn manipulate the tabloids in Chapter 34? What truth is she attempting to keep hidden?

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

5. How does Evelyn Hugo die, as revealed in Chapter 69? How old is she at her death?

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

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

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

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

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

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