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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. The Committee's neglect of Hellman's letter was a ______.
(a) Smart decision.
(b) Mistake.
(c) Horror.
(d) Ploy.
2. When Hammett and Hellman's money was running out, what did Hellman dream about?
(a) Clothes.
(b) Poverty.
(c) Travel.
(d) Jail.
3. How much did Hellman give her cab driver?
(a) $100.
(b) $50.
(c) $1,000.
(d) $10.
4. What did Blitzstein want Hellman to do at the "Regina" premier?
(a) Narrate the play.
(b) Play an instrument in the play.
(c) Sing in the play.
(d) Star in the play.
5. Why was London the place to extend Hellman's visa?
(a) The embassy was nicer.
(b) They didn't listen to America.
(c) They spoke English.
(d) They were efficient.
Short Answer Questions
1. How did Hellman find out she'd been subpoenaed a second time?
2. What happened in the meeting where the government demanded money from Hellman?
3. Who paged Hellman on her way to London?
4. Why wasn't Hellman paid for her work in Italy?
5. What would Hellman refuse to do at her hearing?
Short Essay Questions
1. What damage remained after Hellman's hearing?
2. Why was Rauh able to enter Hellman's letter into evidence?
3. What was unfair about asking foreign governments to assist America in their crisis?
4. What new information was revealed in the New York Review of Books, proving government corruption? How did the government respond?
5. What was Leonard Bernstein's advice to Hellman about her testimony? Why didn't Hellman need to follow it?
6. Was Hellman and Hammett's relationship perfect after Hammett's release? What was their relationship like?
7. How did Hellman attempt to gain the upper hand with the government? What was her letter trying to change?
8. How did Hellman deal with her money problems while in D.C.? Why did she act as she did?
9. Why did Hellman have to stop writing when returning from Rome?
10. When looking back at the drama with the McCarthy hearings, what did Hellman feel?
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