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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How does Hepburn describe Phyllis in Chapter 5?
(a) As more than a secretary.
(b) As more than a sister.
(c) As more than a housekeeper.
(d) As more than a therapist.

2. Why was the leg Hepburn broke in the accident already sensitive to injury?
(a) Hepburn had suffered pain in her knee for several years.
(b) She had gotten an artificial hip for that particular leg.
(c) Hepburn had sprained her ankle the day before the accident.
(d) She had broken it as a child and it never healed properly.

3. What was Hepburn taught how to do in Chapter 5?
(a) How to drive a car.
(b) How to change a tire.
(c) How to make an apple pie.
(d) How to tap dance.

4. What was Hepburn doing with Phyllis, David and Sandy Lean at the beginning of Chapter 4?
(a) Bowling.
(b) Gardening.
(c) Dining.
(d) Sailing.

5. Who was Alfred Dixon?
(a) A tenor.
(b) A voice teacher.
(c) A choreographer.
(d) A musical writer.

6. Why did Hepburn take roles with singing?
(a) Her agent always talked her into it.
(b) She loved to sing in front of an audience.
(c) They paid better than normal acting roles.
(d) She would not let anything get the best of her.

7. What did Hepburn do instead of going to Tracy's funeral?
(a) She visited his grave later on that week.
(b) She said her goodbyes at the funeral home on the morning of the funeral.
(c) She had a private ceremony at her home.
(d) She wrote him a message in a bottle and threw it in the ocean.

8. What was Irene Selznick's profession?
(a) She was a script writer.
(b) She was a producer.
(c) She was a dancer.
(d) She was an actress.

9. What movie was finished filming a few weeks prior to Tracy's death?
(a) "Guess Who's Coming to Dinner".
(b) "Adam's Rib".
(c) "Woman of the Year".
(d) "Desk Set".

10. What type of production was The Corn is Green?
(a) A play.
(b) A theatrical film.
(c) A TV movie.
(d) An opera.

11. Who does Hepburn thank in the final section of the book?
(a) All the people who ever told her 'no'.
(b) Spencer and her siblings.
(c) All the people in her life for the roles they played in her success.
(d) The American film industry.

12. What did Hepburn wonder about Tracy and his wife?
(a) She wondered if Tracy ever loved his wife.
(b) She wondered if Tracy made life harder for his wife by not divorcing her.
(c) She wondered if Tracy had been a good husband.
(d) She wondered if Tracy ever wanted to return to his wife's side.

13. What did the women do when they were unable to change the tire themselves?
(a) Walked to a roadside diner.
(b) Called the police.
(c) They flagged down someone driving by.
(d) Pushed the car to a garage.

14. How did Hepburn prove her identity in Chapter 5?
(a) She recited some lines from one of her films.
(b) She took out her driver's license and credit cards.
(c) She refused to do anything.
(d) She pointed out a film script laying her car.

15. Where was Hepburn's dressing room during the making of The Corn is Green?
(a) It was in someone's house.
(b) In a restaurant's restroom.
(c) In the back of a truck.
(d) In an old barn.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hepburn love the most about Tracy?

2. What is one reason Hepburn and Tracy did not marry?

3. Who was Phyllis?

4. How did Hepburn upset the scriptwriter during the making of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?

5. Where was The Corn is Green made?

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