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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 had Ethel Ross once done for a living?
(a) She waited tables.
(b) She sang.
(c) She was a dancer.
(d) She was an actress.

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

3. 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 feared germs.
(d) He had a broken arm.

4. With what illness was Duke diagnosed in 1982?
(a) Schizophrenia.
(b) Manic-depression.
(c) Diabetes.
(d) Social anxiety.

5. 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 called her too fat for the aisles.
(c) She told Duke she could not see past her.
(d) She asked if Duke needed help walking.

Short Answer Questions

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

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

3. What role-playing game did Duke play with her childhood friend, Margie?

4. In which play did Duke win a major role in Chapter 8?

5. What writer did Duke have a crush on in Chapter 8?

(see the answer key)

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