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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. How does Hepburn feel about her parents?

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

3. Where did Hepburn take Hughes to meet her parents?

4. What record did Hughes break while dating Hepburn?

5. How did Hepburn react to Leland's marriage?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. After what event did Jed Harris's treatment of Hepburn change?

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

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

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

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

10. Why were Hepburn's eyes red and swollen when she arrived to work on her first film? What did her employers assume about her condition?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

What does Hepburn note about old age? How does Hepburn handle old age? What struggles does she face in her old age? What friends does she mention helping her in her old age?

Essay Topic 3

How did Hepburn avoid scandal throughout her career? How did the fear of scandal impact her relationship with Tracy?

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