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This test consists of 15 multiple choice questions and 5 short answer questions.

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. Who stood in the back of the theater to watch Duke perform in The Miracle Worker without her finding out about it until much later?
(a) Sir Laurence Olivier.
(b) Her father.
(c) John Astin.
(d) Her mother.

3. Where did Duke's father take her on Sundays after church?
(a) Shopping.
(b) To the bakery.
(c) To a playground.
(d) To Grandpa's bar.

4. Who lived at 316 East 31st Street?
(a) Duke's grandfather.
(b) John Astin.
(c) The Ross's.
(d) Duke's family.

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

6. Who did Duke have her most memorable meeting with during the run of The Miracle Worker?
(a) Elizabeth Taylor.
(b) Helen Keller.
(c) Katharine Cornell.
(d) Cary Grant.

7. On which bridge in Chapter 4 was Duke traveling in a taxi cab when she got out and ran away, scared?
(a) The 59th Street Bridge.
(b) The George Washington Bridge.
(c) The Triborough Bridge.
(d) The Brooklyn Bridge.

8. In which year did Duke make headlines in the New York Times?
(a) 1950.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1965.

9. What was the fictional name of Duke's boyfriend on The Patty Duke Show?
(a) Eddie.
(b) Tommy,
(c) Paul.
(d) Richard.

10. Who did the Rosses hope to create a duplicate of, by way of Duke?
(a) Marilyn Monroe.
(b) Grace Kelly.
(c) Lana Turner.
(d) Audrey Hepburn.

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

12. What has Ray not done ever since his father died?
(a) Consumed alcohol.
(b) Flew on an airplane.
(c) Smoked cigarettes.
(d) Taken drugs.

13. What job did Ernesto Caparos have on The Miracle Worker film?
(a) Cinematographer.
(b) Producers.
(c) Director.
(d) Script writer.

14. What did Duke do in Chapter 13 when John Ross made advances towards her in the hotel room?
(a) Ran out the door.
(b) Called the police.
(c) Smacked him in the face.
(d) Threw up on him.

15. Which scene in the movie was the most exhausting for everyone to film?
(a) Helen begging for food.
(b) The tantrum scene.
(c) The meeting of Annie.
(d) The miracle scene.

Short Answer Questions

1. What has Duke never been able to deal with successfully?

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

3. What did Bill Schallert very often pretend to be around Duke?

4. Why did the Rosses let Duke leave the apartment on her own to begin filming in Chapter 12?

5. What word did the Rosses use to tell Duke about the way she looked?

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