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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Pages 131 through 155.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Why did Stanley Isaacs lose an assistant?
(a) Someone offered him more money.
(b) He fled the country.
(c) He was a Communist.
(d) Issacs was broke.

2. How did Hellman revise her plan for her testimony?
(a) She would lie about everything.
(b) She would speak honestly about everyone.
(c) She would run away.
(d) She would invoke the Fifth Amendment.

3. By the early 1940's, what was Hellman's party affiliation?
(a) She was a Republican.
(b) She had none.
(c) She supported Truman.
(d) She was forming her own.

4. With little money, what problem did Hammett and Hellman face?
(a) Hammett's sentence was extended.
(b) Hellman wanted to move.
(c) The IRS took more money.
(d) Hammett became ill.

5. What is Dashiell Hammett's job?
(a) Writer.
(b) He was an actor.
(c) He was unemployed
(d) Lawyer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hellman writes, "Nixon is a ______ liar."

2. After Hammett's release from jail, where did all their earnings go?

3. When did Hellman return to America?

4. Before Hellman moved, with whom did she have dinner?

5. What distressed Clifford Odets about Hellman's testimony?

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