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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 last summer of Hammett's life mark in politics?

2. What does the last chapter of the book state McCarthy or his men never did?

3. What did Hellman testify about Bradeley?

4. What would Hellman refuse to do at her hearing?

5. How much did Hellman give her cab driver?

Short Essay Questions

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

2. What was the House Committee's response to Hellman's letter? How would she proceed with her testimony?

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

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

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

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

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

8. Why did the Committee have to dismiss Hellman?

9. What was curious about the events around Hellman learning about her subpoena?

10. How would it have been difficult for Hellman to learn about the new subpoena? How did she?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the effect money had on Hellman's life, giving examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the effect of Hellman in the context of Hollywood context this time. Give examples from the book to support your statements.

Essay Topic 3

Hellman often switches from an objective account to a personal blow to government officials. Many of these comments add humor to the text. Discuss how Hellman uses humorous and ridiculous recollection in her work. What does this display about her subconscious perspective? Hellman as a person? Hellman at the time of writing?

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