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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The last summer of Hammett's life, he and Hellman rent a house in ______.
(a) Martha's Vineyard.
(b) Trinidad.
(c) The Hamptons.
(d) Connecticut.

2. What did Blitzstein want Hellman to do at the "Regina" premier?
(a) Star in the play.
(b) Play an instrument in the play.
(c) Sing in the play.
(d) Narrate the play.

3. Before Hellman moved, with whom did she have dinner?
(a) Hammett.
(b) Her friends.
(c) Henry Wallace.
(d) Her family.

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

5. Hellman believed _______ caused the most damage to America.
(a) Communism.
(b) The Great Depression.
(c) McCarthy.
(d) World War II.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. After returning to America, where did Hellman have to work to earn money?

3. How did Hellman stay in Rome?

4. How did Hellman find out who was following her?

5. What did Rauh do with Hellman's letter during the hearing?

Short Essay Questions

1. What was Leonard Bernstein's advice to Hellman about her testimony? Why didn't Hellman need to follow it?

2. How was Martin Berkeley relevant in Hellman's hearing?

3. Why did Rauh feel bad before the hearing? What did Hellman choose to feel?

4. Was Hellman's plan to abstain from incriminating others impossible?

5. Why did Hellman think intellectuals posed a threat to McCarthy?

6. Why did the Committee have to dismiss Hellman?

7. Why did the government need to convince the public that the progressive man was immoral?

8. Why did Hellman have to stop writing when returning from Rome?

9. Why did Hellman go to London?

10. What was Hellman's fear about narrating "Regina"? Did her fear come true? What did this make Hellman realize?

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