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

2. What has Duke descended from a very long line of?

3. Who was Mrs. Duke most worried about during Duke's near-accidental drowning in Chapter 11?

4. Why was The Patty Duke Show so exciting for Duke to do?

5. What show had Eddie Hodges, the boy she competed with on The $64,000 Challenge, been in?

Short Essay Questions

1. In Chapter 3, how did Duke use her dog, Skippy, to help her cry on New Year's Eve?

2. What job did Duke have to do as a child that involved going to a bar?

3. During the run of The Miracle Worker on Broadway, what one part of the temper tantrums in Act 2 did Duke find the most horrible to deal with?

4. In what way does Duke believe she was well trained by the Rosses?

5. Why was it that Duke was not able to see her close-up in the film, The Miracle Worker, when she made a good and bad girl face?

6. How was it that, as detailed in Chapter 5, Duke was more afraid of the Rosses than she was of God?

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

8. What did Duke find herself praying for in Chapter 6?

9. When filming for The Miracle Worker movie began, why was Duke thrilled to be able to travel to the set on her own?

10. How was the Ross's dog, Bambi, treated?

Essay Topics

Write an essay for ONE of the following topics:

Essay Topic 1

Explore the meaning that the death of John Ross held for Duke. How does Duke feel toward Ethel Ross at this time?

Essay Topic 2

Examine the various ways in which the Rosses stole Duke's youth from her. How did this affect Duke later in life?

Essay Topic 3

Explore the theme of death throughout Duke's book. What evidence does Duke give that death is an important element throughout her life?

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