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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 Hepburn grow up?

2. Who was the director for the movie Alice Adams?

3. Whose birthday party, held at Cukor's home, does Hepburn talk about?

4. How does Hepburn describe her parents' relationship?

5. Who did Hepburn meet while working with Mayer on The Philadelphia Story?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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

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

Discuss the motif of ambition in the autobiography "Me: Stories of My LIfe". What are some examples of ambition in the book? Was Hepburn an ambitious person? Why or why not? What were her goals and dreams? How did she go about achieving them, and was she successful?

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