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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 long does Connor live after her diagnosis?

2. Why does Evelyn’s marriage to Rex come to an end, as explained in Chapter 33?

3. Who begs Evelyn to divorce Harry at the end of Chapter 49?

4. According to Evelyn in Chapter 61, what story will the media always tell?

5. Whom does Celia want Evelyn to marry in Chapter 55?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why does Celia leave Evelyn in Chapter 45?

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

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

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

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

8. How does Evelyn spend her time following the death of Celia, as explained in Chapter 62? What ends her routine?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Evelyn finds herself involved in several conflicts over the course of the novel. Choose one instance of internal conflict and one instance of external conflict and explain how these conflicts have an impact on the novel and on the other characters.

Essay Topic 2

What does Evelyn mean when she tells Celia “that loving you has been the truest thing about me” (349)? Discuss the meaning behind her words and how they reflect the novel’s plot and themes.

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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