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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. What did the last summer of Hammett's life mark in politics?

2. What disappointed Hellman about Americans during the McCarthy hearings?

3. Hellman remembers when Nixon held the proof against Hiss up to ______.

4. Hellman theorizes that the Cold War led to what other war?

5. Why did McCarthy plant the newspaper story?

Short Essay Questions

1. What did Rauh think would be the majority of the questions at Hellman's hearing? Why would the accusations implied in them be easy to disprove?

2. Why was Rauh able to enter Hellman's letter into evidence?

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

4. After others testified, why was the Committee's interest in interrogating Hellman even more appealing?

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

6. What damage remained after Hellman's hearing?

7. How did some radicals define McCarthyism justice?

8. How did Hellman deal with her money problems while in D.C.? Why did she act as she did?

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

10. How did Hellman attempt to gain the upper hand with the government? What was her letter trying to change?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Hellman says that she still feels shocked at the events surrounding the McCarthy hearings. Discuss Hellman's "recovery" and where the aftermath of these events left her.

Essay Topic 2

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

Essay Topic 3

Discuss the effect of Hellman in the context of Hollywood context this time. Give examples from the book to support your statements.

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