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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What night of the year was it when Duke's sister went out with a man and her mother attacked herself?
(a) The Fourth of July.
(b) Easter Sunday.
(c) New Year's Eve.
(d) Christmas Eve.

2. What writer did Duke have a crush on in Chapter 8?
(a) Walter Miller.
(b) Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
(c) John Mortimer.
(d) Arthur Penn.

3. In Chapter 11, what did a woman in the supermarket say to Duke in 1979, which led her to lose forty pounds?
(a) She asked when Duke's baby was due.
(b) She told Duke she could not see past her.
(c) She called her too fat for the aisles.
(d) She asked if Duke needed help walking.

4. Who did Duke have her most memorable meeting with during the run of The Miracle Worker?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Helen Keller.
(c) Cary Grant.
(d) Katharine Cornell.

5. Who lived in an old mansion on 74th Street in Manhattan?
(a) Huntz Hall.
(b) Ray Duke.
(c) Ben Gazzara.
(d) The Rosses.

Short Answer Questions

1. What television show was Duke guest-starring in when she was called to Sid Sheinberg's office?

2. On which bridge in Chapter 4 was Duke traveling in a taxi cab when she got out and ran away, scared?

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

4. What became a major concern and source of anxiety to Duke because of something Ethel Ross said when she changed Duke's name?

5. What did the Rosses have Duke do from her very first audition?

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