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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What happened in the meeting where the government demanded money from Hellman?
(a) They interrogated her for hours.
(b) They took her passport.
(c) They threatened Hammett.
(d) She doesn't remember.

2. In demonizing people, the government was looking to justify ______.
(a) Racism.
(b) Torture.
(c) War.
(d) Jokes.

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

4. The first day Hellman shops in D.C., what was she afraid of?
(a) Buying the wrong outfit.
(b) Being killed.
(c) Spending money.
(d) Being noticed.

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

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

7. How much did the IRS claim Hellman owed them?
(a) $50,000.
(b) $15,000.
(c) $1,000,000.
(d) $175,000.

8. What did Harry do before his hearing?
(a) Cried.
(b) Went on vacation.
(c) Got drunk.
(d) Memorized his answers.

9. The letter was proof of what?
(a) Hellman was mentally unstable.
(b) Hellman was on McCarthy's side.
(c) Hellman was a Communist.
(d) Hellman was willing to cooperate.

10. What does the last chapter of the book state McCarthy or his men never did?
(a) Take money.
(b) Break the law.
(c) Kill anybody.
(d) Admit any wrongdoing.

11. During the McCarthy era, why were Americans angry at foreign countries?
(a) They were responsible for McCarthy.
(b) They didn't intervene.
(c) They were aiding McCarthy.
(d) They were provoking McCarthy.

12. How did the panel members react to Hellman's answers?
(a) They tried to twist her words.
(b) They tried to disprove her answers.
(c) They were impressed.
(d) They were annoyed.

13. Of what did Nixon's election convince Hellman?
(a) There was no good in the world.
(b) America wanted to sabotage itself.
(c) Nixon's power.
(d) America had forgotten about McCarthy.

14. What did Martin Berkeley say about Hellman in his testimony?
(a) She attended Communist party meetings.
(b) She was a CIA spy.
(c) She wasn't involved with Communists.
(d) She had a lot of secrets.

15. What did Hellman have to do for money after her hearing?
(a) Sell her farm.
(b) Sell her work.
(c) Work three jobs.
(d) Work for McCarthy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Hammett and Hellman's money was running out, what did Hellman dream about?

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

3. How did Hellman find out she'd been subpoenaed a second time?

4. What did Hammett not have in his last year of life?

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

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