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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

2. What happened to Duke's mother's hand when the family lived on East 31st Street?
(a) It got stuck in the washing machine.
(b) Scroungy bit it.
(c) She sprained it hitting Patty.
(d) It got caught in the door.

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

4. Where did Duke's brother Ray have to fly home from to identify their father's body?
(a) Germany.
(b) Ireland.
(c) France.
(d) Italy.

5. What role-playing game did Duke play with her childhood friend, Margie?
(a) Acting as parents.
(b) Teaching.
(c) Being nuns.
(d) Acting.

6. When Duke introduced her then-husband, John Astin, to Sir Laurence Olivier, why couldn't Olivier shake hands?
(a) Astin disgusted him.
(b) He feared germs.
(c) He had a broken arm.
(d) He had arthritis.

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

8. When Duke was eight-years-old, Ethel Ross made her wear clothing for a child of what age?
(a) Ten.
(b) Six.
(c) Twelve.
(d) Four.

9. Why did Duke go through basic training at Fort Benning, Georgia, in 1985?
(a) She was directing a film.
(b) Her son was in the army.
(c) She had joined the army.
(d) To prepare for a TV movie.

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

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

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

13. Why was The Patty Duke Show so exciting for Duke to do?
(a) She had some freedom at last.
(b) The TV role was challenging for her to do.
(c) She was in love with her boyfriend co-star.
(d) She simply loved television acting.

14. What was Duke's real name, that the Rosses wanted to change?
(a) Anne Marie.
(b) Anna Marie.
(c) Maria Ann.
(d) Patricia Ann.

15. Why did Duke sometimes purposely make mistakes during rehearsals of The Miracle Worker?
(a) She felt underpaid.
(b) She was very tired.
(c) To get Arthur Penn to talk to her.
(d) To disturb the Rosses.

Short Answer Questions

1. In which year did Duke make headlines in the New York Times?

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

3. What does Duke associate the smells of Old Spice and alcohol with?

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

5. In Chapter 4, it is noted that Mrs. Duke lived in a basement apartment in:

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