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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. In what written form does Hepburn write the section about her trip with Willie?

2. What did Hepburn hope about the trip to get the car?

3. What did Tracy leave Hepburn with when he died?

4. Where was Hepburn's dressing room during the making of The Corn is Green?

5. Who was in the hospital with Hepburn?

Short Essay Questions

1. When does Hepburn say she fell in love with Tracy? After his death, who did Hepburn strike up a friendship with?

2. Why did Hepburn and Willie Rose have a rocky start to their relationship?

3. What problem arose concerning costuming on the film "The Corn is Green"?

4. Why did Hepburn take voice lessons again with Sue Seton?

5. What did Tracy's wife tell Hepburn a few days after Tracy's death?

6. Why was Rose not working when Hepburn contacted him years after working on 'Guess Who's Coming to Dinner'?

7. What did Hepburn have trouble convincing the young man of in the section titled "Brief Encounter"?

8. What does Hepburn describe in the section titled "Happy New Year"?

9. For how long were Hepburn and Tracy a couple? What was the status of their relationship?

10. Why does Hepburn think Tracy stayed married to his wife?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hepburn's relationships with the different men in her life (except for Tracy). How does she describe her relationships with Luddy, Howard and Leland? Why does she break up with each of these men?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the book. Is the setting of the autobiography an important element of the book? Was this time and place influential to Hepburn's life?

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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