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

Multiple Choice Questions

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

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

3. In Chapter 4, it is noted that Mrs. Duke lived in a basement apartment in:
(a) Elmhurst.
(b) The Upper West Side.
(c) Astoria.
(d) The Bronx.

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

5. What did Duke throw at Sid Sheinberg, president of MCA, in 1970?
(a) Paper clips.
(b) Her lunch.
(c) His Mickey Mouse clock.
(d) Her Emmy award.

6. What part on The Patty Duke Show did Jean Byron play?
(a) Duke's twin cousin.
(b) Duke's best friend.
(c) Duke's mother.
(d) She had no role; she was the producer.

7. In which year did Duke make headlines in the New York Times?
(a) 1965.
(b) 1959.
(c) 1968.
(d) 1950.

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

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

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

11. Who stood in the back of the theater to watch Duke perform in The Miracle Worker without her finding out about it until much later?
(a) John Astin.
(b) Her father.
(c) Her mother.
(d) Sir Laurence Olivier.

12. 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) Lying.
(c) Death.
(d) Acting.

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

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 disturb the Rosses.
(d) To get Arthur Penn to talk to her.

15. What was the main reason that the Rosses were willing to let Duke leave The Miracle Worker play?
(a) She was too old.
(b) They were losing money.
(c) To be in the film version.
(d) New York was too cold.

Short Answer Questions

1. What night of the year was it when Duke's sister went out with a man and her mother attacked herself?

2. Who did the Rosses hope to create a duplicate of, by way of Duke?

3. Where did Duke's brother Ray have to fly home from to identify their father's body?

4. What was young Billy McNally doing when the Rosses discovered him?

5. What did Duke have to walk to a bar to get as a child?

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