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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 was young Billy McNally doing when the Rosses discovered him?
(a) Waiting tables.
(b) Driving a taxi cab.
(c) Selling newspapers.
(d) Shining shoes.

2. 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.

3. Which of her very first acting jobs does Duke remember best?
(a) The movie, "The Stepford Wives."
(b) A documentary for wayward children.
(c) The film, "I'll Cry Tomorrow."
(d) A Christmastime commercial.

4. What role-playing game did Duke play with her childhood friend, Margie?
(a) Being nuns.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Acting as parents.
(d) Acting.

5. What happened to Duke's hair when she got too old to wear braids?
(a) The Rosses cut it.
(b) She dyed it blond.
(c) She wore it down.
(d) The Rosses gave her a body wave.

Short Answer Questions

1. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?

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

3. Where did Duke's brother Ray have to fly home from to identify their father's body?

4. Where did Duke's father take her on Sundays after church?

5. One of Duke's biggest career disappointments was not being cast in which film?

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