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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. Where did Hepburn and Tracy live together?

2. What did Hepburn put on hold towards the end of Tracy's life?

3. What does Phyllis do for Hepburn?

4. Why might there not have been a romantic relationship between Hepburn and Rose?

5. Why did Hepburn and Tracy try to keep their relationship private?

Short Essay Questions

1. What trouble did Hepburn and her friends get into in the section titled "Brief Encounter"?

2. What does Hepburn describe in the section titled "Happy New Year"?

3. What did Hepburn have trouble convincing the young man of in the section titled "Brief Encounter"?

4. What problem arose concerning costuming on the film "The Corn is Green"?

5. What did Hepburn consult with doctors about in the section titled "Eyes"?

6. For how long were Hepburn and Tracy a couple? What was the status of their relationship?

7. Why does Hepburn keep working even though she is ready to stop in the section titled "Memorial Day"?

8. What did Hepburn think was the reason her brother didn't listen to the album she sang on?

9. What did Hepburn do for Tracy's sake out of her love for him?

10. How many films did Hepburn and Tracy do together? Name three of them.

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Discuss the motif of death in the autobiography "Me: Stories of My Life". What are some examples of death in the autobiography? Who died, and why? How did Hepburn grieve these deaths? How did they affect her?

Essay Topic 2

Discuss the setting of the book. Is the setting of the autobiography an important element of the book? Was this time and place influential to Hepburn's life?

Essay Topic 3

What is the genre of "Me: Stories of My Life"? What are the elements of this genre? What are some other famous titles of this genre? What do these titles have in common with this book?

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