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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What has Duke descended from a very long line of?
(a) Alcoholics.
(b) Actors.
(c) Drug addicts.
(d) Truck drivers.

2. Why did Duke's mother spend time on the roof of their building?
(a) She considered jumping.
(b) To smoke cigarettes.
(c) To see what her kids were doing in the streets.
(d) To make sure their ceiling did not leak.

3. What kind of accent did Duke have that the Rosses wanted to change?
(a) New Yorkese.
(b) Midwestern.
(c) Russian.
(d) Southern.

4. What did Duke throw at Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA, in 1970?
(a) His Mickey Mouse clock.
(b) Her lunch.
(c) Paper clips.
(d) Her Emmy award.

5. What became a major concern and source of anxiety to Duke because of something Ethel Ross said when she changed Duke's name?
(a) Braiding hair.
(b) Acting.
(c) Death.
(d) Lying.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was the title of Helen Keller's autobiography that John Ross made Duke read parts of?

2. What was Duke's father's main problem in life?

3. What happened to Duke's mother's hand when the family lived on East 31st Street?

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

5. When Duke was eight-years-old, Ethel Ross made her wear clothing for a child of what age?

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