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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Chapters 25-28.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Which of her very first acting jobs does Duke remember best?
(a) The film, "I'll Cry Tomorrow."
(b) A documentary for wayward children.
(c) The movie, "The Stepford Wives."
(d) A Christmastime commercial.

2. What commercial was Joey Trent, the other child the Rosses coached, famous for?
(a) Chevrolet.
(b) Peter Pan Peanut Butter.
(c) Beanie-Weanie.
(d) Coca Cola.

3. What emotionally significant occurrence happened for Duke in the summer of 1963?
(a) John Ross was in a hospital.
(b) She attempted suicide.
(c) Her father died.
(d) Gramma Howe died.

4. Where did Duke spend her last two years of elementary school?
(a) Los Angeles Elementary.
(b) Willard Mace.
(c) Quintano School.
(d) Sacred Heart of Jesus and Mary.

5. Who did Duke appear with in the television production of "One Red Rose for Christmas"?
(a) Julie Harris.
(b) Anne Bancroft.
(c) Helen Hayes.
(d) Laurence Olivier.

Short Answer Questions

1. What, cinematically, was there a lack of in The Miracle Worker film?

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

3. What show had Eddie Hodges, the boy she competed with on The $64,000 Challenge, been in?

4. What book was Harry Falk reading on Fire Island in Chapter 19?

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

(see the answer key)

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