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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. How did Hellman tell Hammett about the subpoena?

2. During the McCarthy era, why were Americans angry at foreign countries?

3. What would Hellman do at her hearing?

4. Why was Hellman in Russia?

5. What did Nixon call Hiss's crime?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did Hellman feel America forgot about McCarthy?

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss how Hellman connects dots between events and attitudes during McCarthy and into the future. Make sure you cover the gravity she gives the McCarthy era, her perception of Americans, and her perception of the world.

Essay Topic 2

Discuss why Hellman was a target for the House Committee. What was appealing about making Hellman testify?

Essay Topic 3

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.

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