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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 Rosses prep Duke for, with John Ross quizzing her on every possible topic or approach?

2. When Duke was eight-years-old, Ethel Ross made her wear clothing for a child of what age?

3. What was young Billy McNally doing when the Rosses discovered him?

4. What was the fictional name of Duke's boyfriend on The Patty Duke Show?

5. What word did the Rosses use to tell Duke about the way she looked?

Short Essay Questions

1. Why did John Ross change his name from John Valentine Rossi?

2. How did Duke's mother use the city bus as a form of recreation?

3. What sort of lies would the Rosses make up in order to get acting work for Duke?

4. Where did Duke's passion for acting begin?

5. Why did Duke feel so close to Jean Byron, the actress who played Duke's mother on The Patty Duke Show?

6. When did Duke realize that the Rosses had attempted to molest her?

7. While onstage during The Miracle Worker in Chapter 9, what did actor Thorin Thatcher do when he forgot his lines?

8. How did John Ross make Duke prepare for The Miracle Worker audition?

9. How did the Rosses ease The Miracle Worker's producers' fears that Duke would grow tall too quickly to fit into the role for long?

10. In Chapter 14, what was one of the worst stage experiences Duke ever had?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Analyze the relationship between Duke and John Astin. What did Duke realize in the end that she found most attractive about Astin? What was the chemistry between the two?

Essay Topic 2

Throughout the first half of the book, Duke tells of the horrible ways the Rosses treated her. Much of the writing exhibits a tone of bitterness and anger, while at the same time there is an aura of forgiveness. Examine Duke's tone in her writing style when discussing how the Rosses treated her.

Essay Topic 3

Duke often felt, as a young girl, that even if she did something right, she had still done wrong. Give examples of times when she might have felt this way and explain why. Examine how the Rosses had a hand in Duke having these feelings of confusion.

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