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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Hellman found out a "______ American man" had followed her.
(a) Frightened.
(b) Clumsy.
(c) Clean cut.
(d) Blond.

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

3. The second day Hellman shops in D.C., what does Hellman buy?
(a) An expensive dress.
(b) Nothing.
(c) New shoes.
(d) A gun.

4. The government convinced people that progressive men were _______.
(a) Spies.
(b) Immoral.
(c) Communists.
(d) Friends.

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

6. Before her hearing, Hellman decided not to feel ______.
(a) Ashamed.
(b) Scared.
(c) Happy.
(d) Egotistical.

7. What did Hellman testify about Bradeley?
(a) He was being honest.
(b) He was a spy.
(c) She didn't know him.
(d) He was a Communist.

8. What would Hellman refuse to do at her hearing?
(a) Answer questions about others.
(b) Sing and dance.
(c) Use evidence.
(d) Speak.

9. If Hellman answered questions honestly about herself, what could she not do?
(a) Plead the fifth later.
(b) Discuss others.
(c) Leave the country again.
(d) Appeal her case.

10. How did Hellman tell Hammett about the subpoena?
(a) She sent him the article.
(b) She didn't.
(c) She wrote him a letter.
(d) She called on a secure line.

11. What did others say about Hellman in their testimony?
(a) She wasn't involved.
(b) She was an illegal immigrant.
(c) She was a Communist.
(d) She supported McCarthy.

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

13. The panel couldn't treat Hellman _______.
(a) As uncooperative.
(b) Like an idiot.
(c) Unfairly.
(d) Well.

14. How did Hellman find out she'd been subpoenaed a second time?
(a) She was arrested in Rome.
(b) She knew instinctively.
(c) In the paper.
(d) Hammett called her.

15. What magazine published the article about Whittaker Chambers?
(a) Rolling Stone.
(b) National Geographic.
(c) Time Magazine.
(d) New York Review of Books.

Short Answer Questions

1. Hammett filled his and Hellman's new house with books and ________.

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

3. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.

4. Hellman believed _______ caused the most damage to America.

5. How did Hellman revise her plan for her testimony?

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