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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. Who did Hepburn begin to spend more time with after breaking up with Putnam?
2. Where did Hepburn take Hughes to meet her parents?
3. What was Dick able to recover from the house after it was destroyed in 1938?
4. What did Hepburn make Luddy change his name to?
5. What did Hepburn and Laura think of the house they shared?
Short Essay Questions
1. What example does Hepburn provide for how different she and Leland Hayward were? With this example, what compromise did they make to get along?
2. What did Hepburn's maternal grandmother, Caroline, want her daughters to do in their lives?
3. What party at George Cukor's home does Hepburn recall in particular?
4. How long did Hepburn stay in Hollywood making films before returning to New York? How did she and Luddy meet during this time?
5. Why was Hepburn fired from "The Big Pond"?
6. What made Hepburn realize how badly she had treated Luddy during their marriage?
7. After they married, what did Hepburn ask Luddy to change about himself? Why?
8. After the end of her relationship with Leland, what did Hepburn's friends and family tell her?
9. How was Fenwick destroyed in 1938? What were the Hepburns able to retrieve from the house?
10. What difficulty on the set of "Alice Adams" does Hepburn recount?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Analyze and interpret Hepburn's family. Describe the members of her immediate family, as well as Hepburn's relationship with each member. What conflicts did Hepburn have with her family? What are some examples of hardships that Hepburn and her family faced?
Essay Topic 2
What does Hepburn note about old age? How does Hepburn handle old age? What struggles does she face in her old age? What friends does she mention helping her in her old age?
Essay Topic 3
Describe Hepburn's childhood. Did she have a happy childhood? What were some of the memories that Hepburn shared with the reader? How might Hepburn's childhood have influenced the person she became?
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