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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. Who sang happy birthday at the party at Cukor's home?
(a) Frank Sinatra.
(b) Judy Garland.
(c) Bing Crosby.
(d) Shirley Temple.

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

3. What did Caroline want her daughters to do that was uncommon at the time?
(a) Invest their money.
(b) Marry before the age of twenty.
(c) Pursue acting.
(d) Attend college.

4. What was the name of Hepburn's maternal grandfather?
(a) Anderson Houghton.
(b) Anthony Houghton.
(c) Alfred Houghton.
(d) Arnold Houghton.

5. What was Dick able to recover from the house after it was destroyed in 1938?
(a) A crystal chandalier.
(b) Some papers he had been working on.
(c) His car.
(d) His father's diaries.

Short Answer Questions

1. How long did Hepburn live in Hollywood making movies in the 1930's?

2. What did the director and male lead of Hepburn's first movie assume of Hepburn during a meeting?

3. Who were the male leads of the movie The Philadelphia Story?

4. What was George Cukor's profession?

5. Who was Laura?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How long did Hepburn stay in Hollywood making films before returning to New York? How did she and Luddy meet during this time?

3. After they married, what did Hepburn ask Luddy to change about himself? Why?

4. How did Luddy upset Hughes when he visited Fenwick? What words did Dr. Hepburn have for Hughes on this occasion?

5. What values does Hepburn say her mother passed on to her and her siblings?

6. What made Hepburn realize how badly she had treated Luddy during their marriage?

7. What difficulty on the set of "Alice Adams" does Hepburn recount?

8. What example does Hepburn provide for how different she and Leland Hayward were? With this example, what compromise did they make to get along?

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

10. After the end of her relationship with Leland, what did Hepburn's friends and family tell her?

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