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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. Where did Luddy and Hepburn move to after marrying?

2. How did Hepburn's and Leland's eating habits differ?

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

4. What destroyed Hepburn's family home in 1938?

5. At what age did Hepburn's oldest brother die?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What kind of upbringing did Hepburn's mother have?

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

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

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

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

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

8. How was Fenwick destroyed in 1938? What were the Hepburns able to retrieve from the house?

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

10. Why was Hepburn fired from "The Big Pond"?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze and interpret Hepburn's family. Describe the members of her immediate family, as well as Hepburn's relationship with each member. What conflicts did Hepburn have with her family? What are some examples of hardships that Hepburn and her family faced?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the relationship between Hepburn and Tracy. How did they meet? How did they feel for one another? Describe their professional relationship. What struggles did they face throughout their relationship? How did Hepburn deal with Tracy's death?

Essay Topic 3

What productions was Hepburn involved in during her years as an actress between the mid-1930's and mid-1960's? What were some of her hits and flops? Which movies did she enjoy making, and why? Which movies did she not enjoy making, and why?

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