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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. What was Leland's last name?

2. What did Hepburn's mother become the president of?

3. What was Leland's profession?

4. How much was Hepburn offered for a role in the section "First Trip to Hollywood"?

5. What was Dick able to recover from the house after it was destroyed in 1938?

Short Essay Questions

1. What is Hepburn's relationship with her siblings like? Which of her siblings have passed away?

2. What does Hepburn say her father learned from his relationship with his mother?

3. What kind of upbringing did Hepburn's mother have?

4. What example does Hepburn provide for how different she and Leland Hayward were? With this example, what compromise did they make to get along?

5. After they married, what did Hepburn ask Luddy to change about himself? Why?

6. When young, what would Hepburn and her friend Alice do for excitement in Fenwick? Why did they stop doing this?

7. What causes did Hepburn's parents work for?

8. Why were Hepburn's eyes red and swollen when she arrived to work on her first film? What did her employers assume about her condition?

9. After the end of her relationship with Leland, what did Hepburn's friends and family tell her?

10. What values does Hepburn say her mother passed on to her and her siblings?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

How did Hepburn avoid scandal throughout her career? How did the fear of scandal impact her relationship with Tracy?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Hepburn and Tracy. How did they meet? How did they feel for one another? Describe their professional relationship. What struggles did they face throughout their relationship? How did Hepburn deal with Tracy's death?

Essay Topic 3

What productions was Hepburn involved in during her years as an actress between the mid-1930's and mid-1960's? What were some of her hits and flops? Which movies did she enjoy making, and why? Which movies did she not enjoy making, and why?

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