Evelyn Hugo Quiz: The Seven Husbands and Old Hollywood

A reclusive movie star picks an unknown journalist to write her life story, and this Evelyn Hugo quiz goes back through The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo, Taylor Jenkins Reid's 2017 novel. Play 10 interactive questions on Monique Grant, Hell's Kitchen, Don Adler, Harry Cameron, Celia, Mick Riva and the novel's BookTok revival.

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🎯 Daily Trivia Challenge • 🧠 10 Questions • ⏱️ 150 Seconds

Question 1 / 10 Time: 150s

Author
Who wrote The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo?
Year
When was the novel published?
Reporter
Which journalist does Evelyn choose to tell her story?
Origin
In which New York neighborhood did Evelyn grow up?
First
Who is Evelyn's first husband?
Star
Which husband is a famous actor from a Hollywood dynasty?
Friend
Which husband is Evelyn's close friend and producer?
Singer
Which husband is a singer who later appears in Malibu Rising?
Love
Who is the true love of Evelyn's life?
BookTok
What helped the novel become a huge bestseller around 2021?

Explanations: answer key for all 10 questions

Q1: Who wrote The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo?
Answer: Taylor Jenkins Reid
Reid also wrote Daisy Jones and the Six.
Q2: When was the novel published?
Answer: 2017
It became a bestseller years later through social media.
Q3: Which journalist does Evelyn choose to tell her story?
Answer: Monique Grant
Monique works for Vivant magazine and wonders why she was picked.
Q4: In which New York neighborhood did Evelyn grow up?
Answer: Hell's Kitchen
She was born Evelyn Herrera to a Cuban American family.
Q5: Who is Evelyn's first husband?
Answer: Ernie Diaz
She marries him to escape her home and reach Hollywood.
Q6: Which husband is a famous actor from a Hollywood dynasty?
Answer: Don Adler
Their marriage turns abusive.
Q7: Which husband is Evelyn's close friend and producer?
Answer: Harry Cameron
Harry is the father of her daughter, Connor.
Q8: Which husband is a singer who later appears in Malibu Rising?
Answer: Mick Riva
Reid's novels share characters across books.
Q9: Who is the true love of Evelyn's life?
Answer: Fellow actress Celia
Their relationship must be hidden from the studios and the press.
Q10: What helped the novel become a huge bestseller around 2021?
Answer: Readers on BookTok
Videos on TikTok drove new readers to the book.

Evelyn Hugo Quiz – Old Hollywood in Fiction

The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo is a 2017 novel by Taylor Jenkins Reid. Aging movie star Evelyn Hugo chooses little-known journalist Monique Grant to write her life story, and the novel alternates between Monique's present and Evelyn's past.

Evelyn, born Evelyn Herrera in Hell's Kitchen, rises in the Hollywood studio system through marriages to Ernie Diaz, Don Adler, Mick Riva, Rex North, Harry Cameron, Max Girard and Robert Jamison. Each section is named after a husband.

The heart of the story is Evelyn's hidden love for fellow actress Celia and her friendship with producer Harry Cameron. The novel found a huge new audience through BookTok around 2021, and a film adaptation was announced.

What This Quiz Teaches

Readers and book club members will enjoy these questions.

Who wrote the novel
Who tells the story
Who the husbands are
Who Evelyn truly loved
How it became a hit

Did You Know?

The book's green dress cover became iconic.
Evelyn's agent and studios shape her public image.
Monique has her own family connection to Evelyn.
Reid's books share a fictional universe.
Book clubs often debate Evelyn's choices.