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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. Which sort of relationship does Celia want to have with Evelyn, as explained at the end of Chapter 15?

2. During what premiere does Don propose to Evelyn?

3. What role is Evelyn given in the film Little Women?

4. In Chapter 27, the tabloids run which story about Evelyn?

5. How old was Evelyn when she marries for the first time?

Short Essay Questions

1. What does Evelyn reveal to Monique in Chapter 3? How does Monique react?

2. How does Evelyn’s friendship with Harry progress in Chapters 9 and 10?

3. How does Evelyn define divorce in Chapter 22? According to Evelyn, what is divorce and what is it not?

4. How has Monique’s father contributed to her sense of identity, as explained in Chapter 14?

5. What does Evelyn reveal about her youth in Chapter 4?

6. Who is Monique Grant and what is revealed about her in the first chapter?

7. According to Evelyn in Chapter 5, why is she ready to share her story now?

8. What bargain does Evelyn strike with Celia in Chapter 15?

9. What does Ruby Reilly reveal in Chapter 18?

10. What does Evelyn learn about Celia in Chapter 17?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the importance of James Grant to the novel. Despite the fact that he is not physically present in the novel, he has a powerful impact on both Monique and Evelyn. Discuss the impact of James Grant on Monique and Evelyn as well as on the novel’s plot and themes.

Essay Topic 2

Write an essay defining regret from the Evelyn’s perspective. Does Evelyn experience a sense of regret? What does it mean to feel regret, according to Evelyn? How do the choices she makes reflect these values?

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the role of the Academy Awards in the novel. How does the Oscar symbolize the main characters? How does the symbolize the novel’s themes and conflicts? How does it change in meaning over the course of the novel?

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