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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 was the principal earner in the Ross household?
(a) John Ross.
(b) Ethel Ross.
(c) Duke.
(d) Mrs. Duke.

2. What is the title of the science fiction film that Duke was in from 1959?
(a) They Came From Outer Space.
(b) The Atomic Kid.
(c) The 4-D Man.
(d) The Blob.

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

4. What type of television show was The $64,000 Challenge?
(a) A variety show.
(b) A quiz show.
(c) A soap opera.
(d) A comedy.

5. In Chapter 7, what did Shirley Bernstein suggest that Duke read in preparation for The $64,000 Challenge?
(a) The New York Times.
(b) Rolling Stone Magazine.
(c) The Bible.
(d) Billboard.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was "Skelly and Larney's"?

2. Who lived at 316 East 31st Street?

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

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

5. Why did Duke's mother spend time on the roof of their building?

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