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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Where did Duke's brother Ray have to fly home from to identify their father's body?
(a) Ireland.
(b) Germany.
(c) Italy.
(d) France.

2. When Duke introduced her then-husband, John Astin, to Sir Laurence Olivier, why couldn't Olivier shake hands?
(a) Astin disgusted him.
(b) He had arthritis.
(c) He had a broken arm.
(d) He feared germs.

3. What happened to Duke just before rehearsals as the result of an accident in Chapter 9?
(a) She cut her forehead.
(b) She broker her leg.
(c) She had a high fever.
(d) She broke her arm.

4. Why did Duke go through basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1985?
(a) To prepare for a TV movie.
(b) She had joined the army.
(c) She was directing a film.
(d) Her son was in the army.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Ross's real last name?

2. In Chapter 11, what did a woman in the supermarket say to Duke in 1979, which led her to lose forty pounds?

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

4. What event took place for Duke on March 7, 1960?

5. How many children did Ethel and John Ross have of their own?

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