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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 Hepburn's father doing when he met her mother?

2. What was Hepburn's father's name?

3. What was the name of Hepburn's maternal grandfather?

4. When did Fanny die?

5. How does Hepburn feel about her parents?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

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

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

5. How did Hepburn's father react to her relationship with H. Phelps Putnam?

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

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

8. How did Luddy upset Hughes when he visited Fenwick? What words did Dr. Hepburn have for Hughes on this occasion?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 2

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 3

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?

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