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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What did Luddy do to the house he had with Hepburn?
(a) He drove into it.
(b) He accidently caused it to catch on fire.
(c) He caused it to flood.
(d) He painted the outside of it black.

2. How did Hepburn's and Leland's eating habits differ?
(a) Hepburn only ate in the mornings and afternoons, while Leland ate until late in the night.
(b) Hepburn ate snacks many times a day while Leland ate three large meals.
(c) Hepburn was a veterinarian while Leland was not.
(d) Leland liked to eat late and out, while Hepburn liked to eat in and early.

3. What happened to Hepburn on the train on her way to Hollywood?
(a) She met a handsome producer.
(b) She lost her luggage.
(c) She became violently ill.
(d) She got a piece of metal in her eye.

4. What year did Hepburn's mother die?
(a) 1939.
(b) 1945.
(c) 1953.
(d) 1951.

5. What role did Hepburn play in The Warrior's Husband?
(a) Hippolyte.
(b) Melanippe.
(c) Orithyia.
(d) Antiope.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was Hepburn's father's name?

2. Whose birthday party, held at Cukor's home, does Hepburn talk about?

3. Who fired Hepburn from her first role?

4. Who did Leland fall in love with when he went East for a play?

5. Who bought the rights to The Philadelphia Story for Hepburn?

Short Essay Questions

1. What causes did Hepburn's parents work for?

2. What does Hepburn say her father learned from his relationship with his mother?

3. When young, what would Hepburn and her friend Alice do for excitement in Fenwick? Why did they stop doing this?

4. How did Hepburn's eldest brother die? Why did her father, Dr. Hepburn, feel responsible?

5. What is Hepburn's relationship with her siblings like? Which of her siblings have passed away?

6. What party at George Cukor's home does Hepburn recall in particular?

7. What did Hepburn think of Howard Hughes at first? How did the two of them get to know each other better?

8. What did Hepburn's maternal grandmother, Caroline, want her daughters to do in their lives?

9. What does Hepburn credit her mother for allowing when she and her siblings were children?

10. What story does Hepburn tell about a wild animal in the section titled "Leland Hayward"?

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