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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What night of the year was it when Duke's sister went out with a man and her mother attacked herself?
(a) New Year's Eve.
(b) Christmas Eve.
(c) Easter Sunday.
(d) The Fourth of July.

2. Who was Sidney Sheldon?
(a) He was Duke's date at the Oscars.
(b) He was Duke's real father.
(c) He wrote the pilot for the Patty Duke Show.
(d) He played Duke's boyfriend on her TV show.

3. 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.

4. 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.

5. Why did the Rosses let Duke leave the apartment on her own to begin filming in Chapter 12?
(a) They were ready to let her branch off on her own.
(b) They felt she was independent enough.
(c) They did not want to get up that early.
(d) They had someone follow Duke.

6. What did Duke do to her understudy on a matinee day in Chapter 10?
(a) Ripped her clothes off.
(b) Let her go on.
(c) Tripped her onstage.
(d) Made her sick.

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

8. What did Duke have to do to Caswell Fairweather on stage in The Miracle Worker?
(a) Give him hugs.
(b) Push him off stage.
(c) Beat up on him.
(d) Kiss him.

9. What was the Ross's standard positive phrase to Duke, as told in Chapter 13?
(a) "Good girl!"
(b) "Great day!"
(c) "Love ya!"
(d) "You're the best."

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

11. What were there a lot of in the isolation booths of The $64,000 Challenge?
(a) Wash 'n Dris.
(b) Towels.
(c) Baby wipes.
(d) Bottles of water.

12. In Chapter 12, what were the black woman's cats referred to as?
(a) Meows.
(b) Kitties.
(c) Choo-choos.
(d) Chirruns.

13. Why did the Rosses have Stanley Praeger fired in Chapter 14?
(a) He was always late to the set.
(b) He was not a good director.
(c) He was getting too close to Duke.
(d) He abused Duke.

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

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Who did Duke appear with in the television production of "One Red Rose for Christmas"?

2. Who did Duke have her most memorable meeting with during the run of The Miracle Worker?

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

4. What role-playing game did Duke play with her childhood friend, Margie?

5. What is the title of the science fiction film that Duke was in from 1959?

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