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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. Who was Mrs. Duke most worried about during Duke's near-accidental drowning in Chapter 11?
(a) Duke's audience.
(b) Duke's father.
(c) The Rosses.
(d) Duke, herself.

2. What writer did Duke have a crush on in Chapter 8?
(a) Walter Miller.
(b) John Mortimer.
(c) Kurt Vonnegut, Jr.
(d) Arthur Penn.

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

4. What event took place for Duke on March 7, 1960?
(a) The Rosses left Duke as managers.
(b) Duke was given star billing on the theater's marquee.
(c) Duke was fired from The Miracle Worker.
(d) The Booth Theater closed down.

5. What color was John Ross's hair when Duke met him?
(a) White.
(b) Red.
(c) Blond.
(d) Black.

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

7. What television show was Duke guest-starring in when she was called to Sid Sheinberg's office?
(a) Wonder Woman.
(b) The Six Million Dollar Man.
(c) Matt Lincoln, M.D.
(d) Happy Days.

8. Who was the principal earner in the Ross household?
(a) Ethel Ross.
(b) John Ross.
(c) Duke.
(d) Mrs. Duke.

9. What does Duke associate the smells of Old Spice and alcohol with?
(a) Her father.
(b) Her mother.
(c) Her brother, Ray.
(d) Irish funerals.

10. As told in Chapter 10, what did Duke have to hide from other people, even after knowing how well The Miracle Worker was doing?
(a) Her two-inch heels.
(b) The money she was making.
(c) Her pride in herself.
(d) Her age.

11. In which play did Duke win a major role in Chapter 8?
(a) The Bad Seed.
(b) The Miracle Worker.
(c) Pollyanna.
(d) The Music Man.

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

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

14. 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.

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

Short Answer Questions

1. Why did Duke sometimes purposely make mistakes during rehearsals of The Miracle Worker?

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

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

4. What did the Rosses have Duke do from her very first audition?

5. Where did the Rosses and Duke go on their one vacation during The Miracle Worker's run?

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