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

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

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

4. What did the Committee member warn Rauh about Hellman's letter?
(a) She needed to deny it was her letter.
(b) She needed to keep it a secret.
(c) She needed to use it in her trial.
(d) She needed to back off.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How much did Hellman give her cab driver?

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

3. After Hellman sent her letter, what did she do?

4. Hellman read protest articles that said what about Nixon and McCarthy?

5. The first day Hellman shops in D.C., what was she afraid of?

Short Essay Questions

1. What affect were Hellman's financial troubles continuing to have while Hammett was in jail?

2. What new information was revealed in the New York Review of Books, proving government corruption? How did the government respond?

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

4. When looking back at the drama with the McCarthy hearings, what did Hellman feel?

5. Why did the Committee have to dismiss Hellman?

6. After others testified, why was the Committee's interest in interrogating Hellman even more appealing?

7. Was Hellman and Hammett's relationship perfect after Hammett's release? What was their relationship like?

8. How did Hellman attempt to gain the upper hand with the government? What was her letter trying to change?

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

10. Why did Hellman feel America forgot about McCarthy?

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