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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. How many daughters did Caroline have?
(a) Two.
(b) Five.
(c) Three.
(d) Four.

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

3. Who bought the rights to The Philadelphia Story for Hepburn?
(a) Spencer Tracy.
(b) Mayer.
(c) George Stevens.
(d) Howard Hughes.

4. What did Hepburn's mother become the president of?
(a) The Connecticut Women's Suffrage Campaign.
(b) The Mothers' of Connecticut Partnership.
(c) The Connecticut Female Equality Initiative.
(d) The Connecticut Women's Suffrage Association.

5. What did Hepburn think of Hughes when she first met him?
(a) She thought he was too full of himself.
(b) She thought he was forgettable.
(c) She thought he was a suspicious person.
(d) She thought he was handsome but a little old.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why was Hepburn's car not damaged like the house was in 1938?

2. According to Hepburn, why did Cukor never receive the credit he deserved?

3. Who fired Hepburn from her first role?

4. What did Caroline want her daughters to do that was uncommon at the time?

5. What organization was Hepburn's mother a member of?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why does Hepburn believe George Cukor never received the credit he deserved for his work?

2. What did Hepburn decide she should do while she was working in her second play?

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

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. After their trip to Fenwick, what did Harris do to make Hepburn's life miserable? What did Hepburn have to do to get out of the situation?

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

8. In the section "Early Career", what career difficulty does Hepburn share?

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

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

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