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This test consists of 5 short answer questions, 10 short essay questions, and 1 (of 3) essay topics.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did the Committee member warn Rauh about Hellman's letter?

2. With whom did Hellman have a brief affair?

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

4. Of what did Nixon's election convince Hellman?

5. If Hellman didn't heed the Committee's threats, what would happen to her?

Short Essay Questions

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

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

3. Why did Hellman feel America forgot about McCarthy?

4. What damage remained after Hellman's hearing?

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

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

7. What did Rauh think would be the majority of the questions at Hellman's hearing? Why would the accusations implied in them be easy to disprove?

8. In Hellman's opinion, who did the greatest harm to America? How?

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss Hellman's career surrounding these events. How does she succeed and fail? Why?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss and compare Hellman's modes when it came to resisting and responding to her predicament and McCarthy's modes of control and intimidation. Give examples from the book of both Hellman and McCarthy to support your answers.

Essay Topic 3

Hellman was not a Communist, but became involved with the party over time and became a supporter. Discuss Communism and the appeal to Hellman, making sure to discuss why she wasn't a member, but supported it. Give examples from the book to support your statements.

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