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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 51 through 82.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who would be listed on the Blacklist?d
(a) Women.
(b) Former government officials.
(c) Immigrants.
(d) People suspected of disloyalty.

2. Hellman's first published play was:
(a) Toys in the Attic.
(b) The Children's Hour.
(c) The Autumn Garden.
(d) The Little Foxes.

3. What was the last straw for America to acknowledge the "Red threat"?
(a) The Russian Revolution.
(b) Hitler.
(c) World War II.
(d) The Chinese Revolution.

4. While meeting with Mrs. Shipley, whose photo did Hellman see in her file?
(a) Hammett.
(b) Charlie Chaplin.
(c) Her own.
(d) McCarthy.

5. After Hellman learned some German, what did she realize about her peers?
(a) They were all trying to come to America.
(b) They thought they won the war.
(c) They all hated her.
(d) There were a lot of anti-Semitic conversations.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Hellman admire about the radicals?

2. When did Hellman begin writing in earnest?

3. Hammett compared his time in jail to ______.

4. What was a topic Hellman and Hammett rarely discussed?

5. When Hellman got subpoenaed, she felt _______ at first.

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