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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. By what name does Duke refer to the Rosses in Chapter 12?
(a) Mr. and Mrs. Adolf Hitler.
(b) Mr. and Mrs. Jack the Ripper.
(c) Bonnie and Clyde.
(d) The Billy-the-Kid gang.

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

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

4. What is the title of the science fiction film that Duke was in from 1959?
(a) The Blob.
(b) The Atomic Kid.
(c) The 4-D Man.
(d) They Came From Outer Space.

5. Who, in Chapter 9, did Duke hero-worship and become very close to?
(a) Patricia Neal.
(b) Torin Thatcher.
(c) Annie Sullivan.
(d) Annie Bancroft.

6. One of Duke's biggest career disappointments was not being cast in which film?
(a) The Bad Seed.
(b) The Sound of Music.
(c) Pollyanna.
(d) Sleeping Beauty.

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

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

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

10. What habit did Duke develop to cover the sound of her screams at night in Chapter 4?
(a) Clearing her throat.
(b) Whistling.
(c) Washing her face.
(d) Jumping out of bed.

11. How many children did Ethel and John Ross have of their own?
(a) One.
(b) Two.
(c) Five.
(d) None.

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

13. 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) It got caught in the door.
(c) Scroungy bit it.
(d) She sprained it hitting Patty.

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

15. Who was Bambi?
(a) The Ross's dog.
(b) Duke's favorite doll.
(c) A pet deer of Duke's.
(d) Mrs. Duke's pet name for her daughter.

Short Answer Questions

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

2. Which summer stock play production did Duke fail to win a part in?

3. In Chapter 7, what did Shirley Bernstein suggest that Duke read in preparation for The $64,000 Challenge?

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

5. What part on The Patty Duke Show did Jean Byron play?

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