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This test consists of 5 multiple choice questions, 5 short answer questions, and 10 short essay questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. How did the audience receive Hellman at the "Regina" premier?
(a) They booed her offstage.
(b) They gave her a standing ovation.
(c) They walked out.
(d) They listened intently.

2. How did Hellman find out who was following her?
(a) She set a trap.
(b) She kept an eye out.
(c) She bribed the hotel workers.
(d) She hired an investigator.

3. Hellman found out a "______ American man" had followed her.
(a) Blond.
(b) Clean cut.
(c) Frightened.
(d) Clumsy.

4. What would Hellman refuse to do at her hearing?
(a) Sing and dance.
(b) Use evidence.
(c) Answer questions about others.
(d) Speak.

5. Hellman wrote a letter to the _______ of the House Committee, about her testimony?
(a) Secretary.
(b) Chairman.
(c) President.
(d) Treasurer.

Short Answer Questions

1. Why wasn't Hellman paid for her work in Italy?

2. Who was the anti-radical hero?

3. After her hearing, what play gained Hellman more success?

4. Hammett filled his and Hellman's new house with books and ________.

5. What did Hellman often catch Hammett doing?

Short Essay Questions

1. Was Hellman and Hammett's relationship perfect after Hammett's release? What was their relationship like?

2. How did some radicals define McCarthyism justice?

3. Was Hammett happy at the end of his life? Why or why not?

4. Why could the proof against Alger Hiss be easily discredited?

5. What was unfair about asking foreign governments to assist America in their crisis?

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

7. What affect were Hellman's financial troubles continuing to have while Hammett was in jail?

8. Why did Hellman go to London?

9. What damage remained after Hellman's hearing?

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

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