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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What did the Rosses have Duke do from her very first audition?
(a) Dance.
(b) Sing.
(c) Serve cookies.
(d) Lie.

3. What neighborhood did Duke's family live in when she was a child?
(a) Hell's Kitchen.
(b) Sheepshead Bay.
(c) Kips Bay.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.

4. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?
(a) Her pride in herself.
(b) Her age.
(c) Her two-inch heels.
(d) The money she was making.

5. What did Duke have to walk to a bar to get as a child?
(a) A hot meal for home.
(b) Money she would beg for from strangers.
(c) Alcohol.
(d) Money from her father.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Who, in Chapter 9, did Duke hero-worship and become very close to?

3. Who lived in an old mansion on 74th Street in Manhattan?

4. What did the Rosses prep Duke for, with John Ross quizzing her on every possible topic or approach?

5. What did Duke have nightmares about in Chapter 6?

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