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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 year did Tracy die?

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

3. Who did Hepburn write a goodbye letter to in Chapter 6?

4. What did Hepburn anticipate after the weekend she had in Chapter 4?

5. Who was David?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. Where did the filming of "The Corn is Green" take place? Who owned the property?

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

4. In what form does Hepburn write the section about her trip to Italy with Willie Rose?

5. When Hepburn's eyes started to bleed after her operation, what did the nurse instruct her to do?

6. What trouble did Hepburn and her friends get into in the section titled "Brief Encounter"?

7. Why does Hepburn keep working even though she is ready to stop in the section titled "Memorial Day"?

8. What did Hepburn think was the reason her brother didn't listen to the album she sang on?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

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 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

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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