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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 does Duke associate the smells of Old Spice and alcohol with?
(a) Her brother, Ray.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her father.
(d) Irish funerals.

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

3. When Duke was eight-years-old, Ethel Ross made her wear clothing for a child of what age?
(a) Four.
(b) Ten.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Six.

4. In which play did Duke win a major role in Chapter 8?
(a) The Miracle Worker.
(b) The Music Man.
(c) Pollyanna.
(d) The Bad Seed.

5. What did Duke have to walk to a bar to get as a child?
(a) Money she would beg for from strangers.
(b) A hot meal for home.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Money from her father.

Short Answer Questions

1. What happened to Duke's hair when she got too old to wear braids?

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

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

4. What happened to Duke just before rehearsals as the result of an accident in Chapter 9?

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

(see the answer key)

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