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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 did the women do when they were unable to change the tire themselves?

2. How did Hepburn prove her identity in Chapter 5?

3. What did Tracy's wife tell Hepburn a few days after Tracy's death?

4. How old was Hepburn when she fell in love with Tracy?

5. What was Tracy doing in the kitchen when Hepburn joined him there soon before he died?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hepburn think Tracy stayed married to his wife?

2. What did Hepburn do to take care of Tracy in the days before he died?

3. For how long were Hepburn and Tracy a couple? What was the status of their relationship?

4. What does Hepburn describe in the section titled "Happy New Year"?

5. What did Frances Robinson-Duff unsuccessfully try to teach Hepburn to do when she gave her voice lessons?

6. In "Leaving the California House", who does Hepburn write a good-bye letter to?

7. What difference between them did Hepburn and Rose often end up discussing while in Italy?

8. What did Hepburn have trouble convincing the young man of in the section titled "Brief Encounter"?

9. What did Hepburn do for Tracy's sake out of her love for him?

10. How many films did Hepburn and Tracy do together? Name three of them.

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

Discuss the conflicts in the autobiography. Who does Hepburn have conflict with, and why? How does she deal with these conflicts? What causes these conflicts? How do they affect her life?

Essay Topic 3

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the autobiography "Me: Stories of My Life". How did Hepburn choose to end the book? Why might she have decided to end the book at this point? Does the book tie up all loose ends? Are there any surprises at the end? Are there any unanswered questions?

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