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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 9-11.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. When Duke introduced her then-husband, John Astin, to Sir Laurence Olivier, why couldn't Olivier shake hands?
(a) He feared germs.
(b) He had a broken arm.
(c) He had arthritis.
(d) Astin disgusted him.

2. In Chapter 4, it is noted that Mrs. Duke lived in a basement apartment in:
(a) Astoria.
(b) The Bronx.
(c) The Upper West Side.
(d) Elmhurst.

3. What religion did Ethel Ross tell Duke she now was, in Chapter 9?
(a) Catholic.
(b) Christian Scientist.
(c) Jewish.
(d) Baptist.

4. In which year did Duke make headlines in the New York Times?
(a) 1968.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1965.
(d) 1950.

5. One of Duke's biggest career disappointments was not being cast in which film?
(a) The Sound of Music.
(b) Pollyanna.
(c) The Bad Seed.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

Short Answer Questions

1. What did Duke get to say to Annie during The MIracle Worker play, without the audience knowing it was her speaking?

2. What was Duke's real name, that the Rosses wanted to change?

3. In Chapter 7, what did Shirley Bernstein suggest that Duke read in preparation for The $64,000 Challenge?

4. What is the title of the science fiction film that Duke was in from 1959?

5. For which play did rehearsals begin in August of 1959?

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