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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 6-8.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who lived at 316 East 31st Street?
(a) Duke's grandfather.
(b) John Astin.
(c) The Ross's.
(d) Duke's family.

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

3. What word did the Rosses use to tell Duke about the way she looked?
(a) Attractive.
(b) Ugly.
(c) Cute.
(d) Plain.

4. What has Ray not done ever since his father died?
(a) Smoked cigarettes.
(b) Consumed alcohol.
(c) Flew on an airplane.
(d) Taken drugs.

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

Short Answer Questions

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

2. What is the title of the science fiction film that Duke was in from 1959?

3. What habit did Duke develop to cover the sound of her screams at night in Chapter 4?

4. What happened to Duke's family's Christmas tree nearly every year when she was a child?

5. What type of television show was The $64,000 Challenge?

(see the answer key)

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