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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. What was the family able to recover by digging, after the house was destroyed in 1938?
2. Where was Hepburn when she saw her mother cry for the first and only time?
3. Who was the male lead in Hepburn's first movie?
4. Who was Laura?
5. What did Hepburn and Laura think of the house they shared?
Short Essay Questions
1. What did Hepburn decide she should do while she was working in her second play?
2. When young, what would Hepburn and her friend Alice do for excitement in Fenwick? Why did they stop doing this?
3. What did Hepburn's maternal grandmother, Caroline, want her daughters to do in their lives?
4. What example does Hepburn provide for how different she and Leland Hayward were? With this example, what compromise did they make to get along?
5. How did Hepburn's father react to her relationship with H. Phelps Putnam?
6. Why was Hepburn fired from "The Big Pond"?
7. After marrying, what did Hepburn decide to do career-wise?
8. What difficulty on the set of "Alice Adams" does Hepburn recount?
9. What made Hepburn realize how badly she had treated Luddy during their marriage?
10. 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?
Essay Topics
Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:
Essay Topic 1
Describe a few of the anecdotes which Hepburn shared with the reader. Why did she choose to include these anecdotes, and what are their significance?
Essay Topic 2
What is the genre of "Me: Stories of My Life"? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other famous titles of this genre? What do these titles have in common with this book?
Essay Topic 3
Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the autobiography "Me: Stories of My Life". How did Hepburn choose to end the book? Why might she have decided to end the book at this point? Does the book tie up all loose ends? Are there any surprises at the end? Are there any unanswered questions?
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