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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 did Tracy leave Hepburn with when he died?

2. When did Hepburn fall in love with Tracy?

3. What was Hepburn taught how to do in Chapter 5?

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

5. By the time Hepburn reached Tracy after hearing him fall in Chapter 6, in what state was Tracy?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. How many films did Hepburn and Tracy do together? Name three of them.

3. Who does Hepburn address in the final section of the book, "With Help"?

4. Why did Hepburn travel to Italy with Willie Rose?

5. What does Hepburn describe doing over a toilet in the section "Happy New Year"?

6. When Tracy died in 1967, what did he leave Hepburn with?

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

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

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

10. Why did Hepburn need to take voice lessons again from Alfred Dixon? What does she finally learn from him?

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

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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