View a FREE sample

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

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Hepburn's maternal grandfather die?

2. Where did Luddy and Hepburn move to after marrying?

3. Who sang happy birthday at the party at Cukor's home?

4. What did Luddy do to the house he had with Hepburn?

5. Who did Hepburn meet while working with Mayer on The Philadelphia Story?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why was Hepburn fired from "The Big Pond"?

2. What difficulty on the set of "Alice Adams" does Hepburn recount?

3. When young, what would Hepburn and her friend Alice do for excitement in Fenwick? Why did they stop doing this?

4. What party at George Cukor's home does Hepburn recall in particular?

5. What does Hepburn say her father learned from his relationship with his mother?

6. How did Leland end his relationship with Hepburn?

7. What story does Hepburn tell about a wild animal in the section titled "Leland Hayward"?

8. What causes did Hepburn's parents work for?

9. After they married, what did Hepburn ask Luddy to change about himself? Why?

10. What did Hepburn decide she should do while she was working in her second play?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of ambition in the autobiography "Me: Stories of My LIfe". What are some examples of ambition in the book? Was Hepburn an ambitious person? Why or why not? What were her goals and dreams? How did she go about achieving them, and was she successful?

Essay Topic 2

Analyze and interpret the conclusion of the autobiography "Me: Stories of My Life". How did Hepburn choose to end the book? Why might she have decided to end the book at this point? Does the book tie up all loose ends? Are there any surprises at the end? Are there any unanswered questions?

Essay Topic 3

What productions was Hepburn involved in during her years as an actress between the mid-1930's and mid-1960's? What were some of her hits and flops? Which movies did she enjoy making, and why? Which movies did she not enjoy making, and why?

(see the answer keys)

This section contains 819 words (approx. 3 pages at 300 words per page) View a FREE sample