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

2. What were the doctors concerned about during Hepburn's hospital stay?
(a) That Hepburn would never recover.
(b) That the press would swarm the hospital.
(c) That she would not take care of her previous surgeries.
(d) That she would suffer from depression.

3. What did Hepburn do instead of going to Tracy's funeral?
(a) She said her goodbyes at the funeral home on the morning of the funeral.
(b) She had a private ceremony at her home.
(c) She wrote him a message in a bottle and threw it in the ocean.
(d) She visited his grave later on that week.

4. What would Hepburn not admit to Willie Rose in Chapter 4?
(a) That she hated travelling.
(b) Her true feelings for him.
(c) Her age.
(d) That she disliked his latest film.

5. In what written form does Hepburn write the section about her trip with Willie?
(a) Play form.
(b) Limerick form.
(c) In the stlye of a newspaper report.
(d) In the style of a nursery rhyme.

Short Answer Questions

1. What type of production was The Corn is Green?

2. How old was Willie in Chapter 4?

3. What problem with the wardrobe people took place during the making of The Corn is Green?

4. What did Hepburn reassure Tracy about in the letter in Chapter 6?

5. What was Hepburn taught how to do in Chapter 5?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Hepburn consult with doctors about in the section titled "Eyes"?

2. What did Tracy's wife tell Hepburn a few days after Tracy's death?

3. What problem arose concerning costuming on the film "The Corn is Green"?

4. What trouble did Hepburn and her friends get into in the section titled "Brief Encounter"?

5. Why did Hepburn travel to Italy with Willie Rose?

6. In what form does Hepburn write the section about her trip to Italy with Willie Rose?

7. When Hepburn's eyes started to bleed after her operation, what did the nurse instruct her to do?

8. In "Leaving the California House", who does Hepburn write a good-bye letter to?

9. Why did Hepburn take voice lessons again with Sue Seton?

10. Why did Hepburn and Willie Rose have a rocky start to their relationship?

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