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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What organization was Hepburn's mother a member of?
(a) National Women's Organization.
(b) National Women's Party.
(c) National Women's Group.
(d) National Women's Association.

2. What was the name of Hepburn's mother?
(a) Susanna.
(b) Katherine.
(c) Madeleine.
(d) Caroline.

3. What did Hepburn often have trouble with during the early days of her career?
(a) Getting along with her co-workers.
(b) Keeping her jobs.
(c) Finding the energy to perform.
(d) Negotiating her contracts.

4. Who was the director for the movie Alice Adams?
(a) Mervyn LeRoy.
(b) George Stevens.
(c) Mitchell Leisen.
(d) Billy Wilder.

5. What did Hepburn's mother learn early on in life?
(a) To take what life gives you and make the best of it.
(b) To live life to the fullest.
(c) To follow your dreams no matter what.
(d) To forgive but never forget.

6. Who did Hepburn have tea with while working on The Lake?
(a) The pope.
(b) President Roosevelt.
(c) Winston Churchill.
(d) George V.

7. Who was Laura?
(a) Hepburn's aunt who introduced her to Luddy.
(b) Hepburn's nemesis on one of her film sets.
(c) Hepburn's friend who traveled to Hollywood with her.
(d) Hepburn's cousin who tutored her as a child.

8. What was Hepburn's father's name?
(a) Dr. Samuel Hepburn.
(b) Dr. Thomas Hepburn.
(c) Dr. Henley Hepburn.
(d) Dr. Peter Hepburn.

9. Why did Hughes get upset during his meeting with Hepburn's parents?
(a) The weather was not cooperating.
(b) Luddy was there and taking pictures.
(c) Hughes was put-off by Hepburn's family dynamic.
(d) Hepburn was flirting with an old flame.

10. Who was Hepburn's co-star in the movie she was making when she met Hughes?
(a) Paul Lukas.
(b) Fred MacMurray.
(c) Fredric March.
(d) Cary Grant.

11. How does Hepburn describe her parents' relationship?
(a) They were more like brother and sister.
(b) They were the perfect balance for one another.
(c) They had a deep respect for one another.
(d) It was a tumultuous relationship.

12. What was the family able to recover by digging, after the house was destroyed in 1938?
(a) A grandfather clock and a china vase.
(b) Family portraits.
(c) Some jam preserves and a few pieces of clothing.
(d) A tea service and some of their flatware.

13. Where did Hepburn and Luddy marry?
(a) In a church.
(b) On the stage of one of her plays.
(c) At Hepburn's family home in Hartford.
(d) In an apple orchard.

14. What was George Cukor's profession?
(a) He was a movie producer.
(b) He was a screenwriter.
(c) He was an actor.
(d) He was a movie director.

15. Who fired Hepburn from her first role?
(a) Knat.
(b) Knopf.
(c) Karns.
(d) Kobble.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hepburn's father often let her and her siblings do during their childhood?

3. Who was originally wanted for Hepburn's role in The Warrior's Husband?

4. At what age did Hepburn's oldest brother die?

5. Who was Caroline?

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