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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 describe her parents' relationship?

2. When did Hepburn and Luddy divorce?

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

4. What did Caroline die of?

5. What did Leland often do while Hepburn ate dinner?

Short Essay Questions

1. After they married, what did Hepburn ask Luddy to change about himself? Why?

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

3. 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?

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

5. Why does Hepburn believe George Cukor never received the credit he deserved for his work?

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

7. What story does Hepburn tell about a wild animal in the section titled "Leland Hayward"?

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

9. After marrying, what did Hepburn decide to do career-wise?

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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?

Essay Topic 2

Describe Hepburn's childhood. Did she have a happy childhood? What were some of the memories that Hepburn shared with the reader? How might Hepburn's childhood have influenced the person she became?

Essay Topic 3

How is Hepburn regarded in public today? How important a figure is she in American cinematic history? Describe her legacy. What were her achievements?

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