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

Multiple Choice Questions

1. What neighborhood did Duke's family live in when she was a child?
(a) Sheepshead Bay.
(b) Kips Bay.
(c) Hell's Kitchen.
(d) Brooklyn Heights.

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

3. What was the next stage role the Rosses found for Duke after The Miracle Worker?
(a) Blue Eyes Open.
(b) A Chinese Play.
(c) Norma Crane.
(d) Isle of Children.

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

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

6. What kind of accent did Duke have that the Rosses wanted to change?
(a) Russian.
(b) Southern.
(c) New Yorkese.
(d) Midwestern.

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

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

9. What was young Billy McNally doing when the Rosses discovered him?
(a) Shining shoes.
(b) Driving a taxi cab.
(c) Selling newspapers.
(d) Waiting tables.

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

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

12. What did Duke have nightmares about in Chapter 6?
(a) Working with Ray.
(b) Making commercials.
(c) LIving with the Rosses.
(d) Losing her mother.

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

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

15. What happened to Duke just before rehearsals as the result of an accident in Chapter 9?
(a) She had a high fever.
(b) She cut her forehead.
(c) She broker her leg.
(d) She broke her arm.

Short Answer Questions

1. What was John Ross's real last name?

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

3. For which play did rehearsals begin in August of 1959?

4. In which play did Duke win a major role in Chapter 8?

5. What habit did Duke develop to cover the sound of her screams at night in Chapter 4?

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