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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What caused Duke to curse at the Rosses for the first time ever?
(a) They let Ethel's mother die.
(b) They had locked Duke in a closet.
(c) A fire erupted in the apartment.
(d) They would not let her date Frank Sinatra, Jr.

2. Why did the Rosses begin to send Mr. Duke money every month?
(a) He had a contract with them.
(b) They felt pity for him.
(c) To try and adopt his daughter.
(d) To help him out.

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

4. What did John Ross apologize about in a letter to Duke in Chapter 15?
(a) Molesting her.
(b) Not letting her date boys.
(c) Not allowing her to grow up.
(d) Keeping her money.

5. What was the title of Helen Keller's autobiography that John Ross made Duke read parts of?
(a) In the Seven Woods.
(b) The Story of My Life.
(c) The Land of Little Rain.
(d) Helen Keller's Life.

Short Answer Questions

1. How did Duke come across during the 1970 Emmy Awards show when she won?

2. What did Duke call Ethel Ross's mother?

3. Who was the principal earner in the Ross household?

4. In which year did Duke make headlines in the New York Times?

5. Why did Duke marry Michael Tell?

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