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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hellman wrote a letter to the _______ of the House Committee, about her testimony?
(a) President.
(b) Chairman.
(c) Treasurer.
(d) Secretary.

2. Why was Hellman in Rome?
(a) To write.
(b) To relax.
(c) To consult on a film.
(d) To investigate a crime.

3. What did Hellman often catch Hammett doing?
(a) Sneaking out.
(b) Taking money from the safe.
(c) Daydreaming.
(d) Cheating.

4. From who does Hellman receive a generous inheritance?
(a) Her mother.
(b) Hammett.
(c) Her aunt.
(d) A stranger.

5. Marc Blitzstein wrote "Regina," based on Hellman's play ________.
(a) "The Children's Hour."
(b) "Toys in the Attic."
(c) "The Little Foxes."
(d) "The Autumn Garden."

6. Hellman theorizes that the Cold War led to what other war?
(a) The Darfur Genocide.
(b) The Civil War.
(c) The Vietnam War.
(d) The Iraq War.

7. What was the result of Hellman's hearing?
(a) She was awarded.
(b) She was sent to jail.
(c) She was fined.
(d) She was dismissed.

8. What disappointed Hellman about Americans during the McCarthy hearings?
(a) How many people betrayed her.
(b) How few spoke out.
(c) How many lied.
(d) How many people allowed themselves to go to jail.

9. Hellman says the people who knew Chambers thought he was ______.
(a) Psychotic.
(b) Evil.
(c) Godlike.
(d) Stupid.

10. How did Hellman stay in Rome?
(a) With the government's protection.
(b) On a temporary passport.
(c) In secrecy.
(d) With her dual citizenship.

11. The government wants to question Hellman to find out what?
(a) How she was brainwashed.
(b) Who she worked for.
(c) How writers control minds.
(d) How she dodged them for so long.

12. With whom did Hellman have a brief affair?
(a) Odets.
(b) Rauh.
(c) An old flame.
(d) Her first husband.

13. After returning to America, where did Hellman have to work to earn money?
(a) The Communist Party office.
(b) A department store.
(c) A factory.
(d) A publisher.

14. At the end of "Scoundrel Time," Hellman writes she still feels _____ by these events.
(a) Shocked.
(b) Anxious.
(c) Happy.
(d) Indifferent.

15. Where did Hellman begin writing "Scoundrel Time"?
(a) Rome.
(b) Hollywood.
(c) London.
(d) Martha's Vineyard.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did McCarthy plant the newspaper story?

2. What did Hellman testify about Bradeley?

3. After her hearing, what play gained Hellman more success?

4. What happened to Hellman's money from the revival of "The Children's Attic"?

5. How much did the IRS claim Hellman owed them?

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