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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What year did Tracy die?
(a) 1975.
(b) 1967.
(c) 1979.
(d) 1981.

2. According to Hepburn, she never quit when what still has to be done?
(a) When there are still cows to milk.
(b) When there are still friends to meet.
(c) When there are still scenes to shoot.
(d) When there are still plants to be planted.

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

4. Why did Hepburn and Tracy try to keep their relationship private?
(a) They were ashamed of their relationship.
(b) To avoid ending up in the gossip columns and possibly ruining their careers.
(c) In an attempt to spare his wife and children any pain.
(d) They did not want everyone knowing their private business.

5. What was Tracy doing in the kitchen when Hepburn joined him there soon before he died?
(a) He was making tea.
(b) He was eating a sandwich.
(c) He was reading a newspaper at the table.
(d) He was washing dishes.

6. What area of performing was Hepburn never confident with?
(a) Singing.
(b) Mime.
(c) Public speaking.
(d) Dance.

7. What was Hepburn doing with Selznick in Chapter 4?
(a) Starting a production company.
(b) Working on some choreography.
(c) Co-starring in a film.
(d) Working on a script.

8. What did the man who helped Hepburn in Chapter 5 comment about her?
(a) That she looked a lot like Katharine Hepburn.
(b) That she has a bad sense of direction.
(c) That she shouldn't call the police over car trouble.
(d) That she is the spitting image of his mother.

9. Who was driving before the car wreck in Chapter 5?
(a) Hepburn.
(b) David.
(c) Hepburn's brother.
(d) Phyllis.

10. What was happening to Hepburn's incisions by the time she returned to the hotel?
(a) They were bleeding badly.
(b) They were swelling.
(c) They were getting longer.
(d) They were healing.

11. What did Hepburn anticipate after the weekend she had in Chapter 4?
(a) That she would have many aches and pains.
(b) That she would be spending fewer weekends alone at home.
(c) That she would be teased for the following week.
(d) That her friends would avoid her from then on.

12. Why did Hepburn decide to stay in her California house instead of moving after Tracy's death?
(a) She thought Tracy's ghost was haunting the house.
(b) She was too emotionally tired to move.
(c) She felt closer to Tracy in the house.
(d) She liked being close to her neighborhood friends.

13. Where did Hepburn go with Willie to get his car?
(a) Germany.
(b) England.
(c) Italy.
(d) New York.

14. Who was Sarah Forbes?
(a) Hepburn's interior decorator.
(b) Hepburn's makeup artist.
(c) Hepburn's friend.
(d) Hepburn's sister-in-law.

15. Where did Hepburn and Tracy live together?
(a) Montana.
(b) California.
(c) Connecticut.
(d) New York.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What did Hepburn put on hold towards the end of Tracy's life?

3. Who was Phyllis?

4. In what written form does Hepburn write the section about her trip with Willie?

5. Where was The Corn is Green made?

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