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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did Hepburn upset the scriptwriter during the making of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner?
(a) She tried to ad-lib some lines.
(b) She suggested changing the name of one of the characters.
(c) She assumed it was a film for children.
(d) She called the script unrealistic.

2. What did Hepburn often do while performing in plays?
(a) She often sang too quietly.
(b) She often lost her voice.
(c) She often sang off-key.
(d) She often forgot the lyrics.

3. Why did Hepburn get the address of the person who helped her with her car trouble in Chapter 5?
(a) So she could send him a picture.
(b) So she could send him a check.
(c) So she could send him a thank you gift.
(d) So she could have dinner at his house.

4. What did the car run into, in Chapter 5?
(a) A street light.
(b) A telephone pole.
(c) A fence.
(d) A tree.

5. What did the nurse tell Hepburn and Phyllis to do to calm themselves down in Chapter 5?
(a) Try to take a nap.
(b) Drink some whiskey.
(c) Watch some TV.
(d) Take some painkillers.

6. What had the first voice instructor failed at teaching Hepburn?
(a) How to use her diaphragm.
(b) How to stand properly while singing.
(c) How to warm-up before a performance.
(d) Hepburn's vocal range.

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

8. When did Hepburn strike up a friendship with Susie?
(a) When they spent a Christmas holiday together.
(b) A few days before Tracy's death.
(c) When they worked together on a film.
(d) After Tracy's death.

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

10. What is the title of Chapter 6?
(a) Faith.
(b) Love.
(c) Devotion.
(d) Trust.

11. Who did Hepburn write a goodbye letter to in Chapter 6?
(a) The birds that always sang outside her window in California.
(b) Her brother, Tom.
(c) The California house she shared with Tracy.
(d) The people she was friends with in California.

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

13. Who was in the hospital with Hepburn?
(a) Hepburn's friend Barbara.
(b) Phyllis.
(c) Spencer Tracy's daughter.
(d) Hepburn's sister.

14. Who was David?
(a) Hepburn's chauffeur.
(b) Hepburn's secretary.
(c) Hepburn's stylist.
(d) Hepburn's accountant.

15. How old was Hepburn when she fell in love with Tracy?
(a) Twenty-seven years old.
(b) Thirty-three years old.
(c) Forty years old.
(d) Thirty-six years old.

Short Answer Questions

1. By the time Hepburn reached Tracy after hearing him fall in Chapter 6, in what state was Tracy?

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

3. How long were Hepburn and Tracy together?

4. How did Hepburn react to the problem with the wardrobe people in Chapter 4?

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

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