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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 12-14.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What was the title of Helen Keller's autobiography that John Ross made Duke read parts of?
(a) The Story of My Life.
(b) Helen Keller's Life.
(c) The Land of Little Rain.
(d) In the Seven Woods.

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

3. What did the Rosses prep Duke for, with John Ross quizzing her on every possible topic or approach?
(a) Media interviews.
(b) Academic tests.
(c) Auditions.
(d) Acting roles.

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

5. Who did Duke get to meet through her work with the Muscular Dystrophy Association in Chapter 14?
(a) Helen Keller.
(b) Roman Polanski.
(c) Lyndon Johnson.
(d) President Kennedy.

Short Answer Questions

1. When Duke introduced her then-husband, John Astin, to Sir Laurence Olivier, why couldn't Olivier shake hands?

2. Why was The Patty Duke Show so exciting for Duke to do?

3. What religion did Ethel Ross tell Duke she now was, in Chapter 9?

4. What has Ray not done ever since his father died?

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

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